“September”, “Boogie Wonderland” and “Shining Star:” With these sellers brought “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” world’s heart and legs to vibrate. Now band founder Maurice White died at the age of 74 years
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He is peaceful different on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles in his sleep, said his brother Verdine, also a member the group. For years, White had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and lived withdrawn
Trio wave of success
With his brother Verdine and singer Philip Bailey Maurice White was the heart of the nine-member group “Earth, Wind & amp. Fire “, whose heyday mid-1970 with the album” began That’s the Way of the World “and is expected to continue until the end of the decade. Her biggest hits include “Shining Star,” “Boogie Wonderland” and “Got to Get You Into My Life”, a cover of the same name Beatles songs. More than 90 million copies sold their albums, six times the band was rewarded with a Grammy.
beginnings were modest, the session drummer White Group
late 60s lifted , then known as “Salty Peppers” in Chicago from the baptism. In the Midwest it was rather moderate success. After moving to Los Angeles to White parted but with the exception of his brother by all band members and named the formation in “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” around, loosely based on the elements in his horoscope. In the 80s, the band put on a four-year break, but returned and moved henceforth mainly on tours
. “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” in the White House
early sound of the band was influenced by jazz, but evolved over time in a lively mélange of funk, gospel and big band influences. Unmistakable made “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” especially the driving wind sequences and bright falsetto of Philip Bailey. Also on the stage gave the band members as unique: Their concerts stood out by their elaborate costumes glitter and colorful lighting effects. When Super Bowl joined “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” as to how the White House
Around the inclusion of the group in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 made White his Parkinson’s disease publicized. , Already in the 80 years he had to contend with symptoms. Because of his health problems to White 1995 finally pulled out of the Tour Life “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” back
“I see our music as medicine”
To be disdainful entertainment there. never went in the music of the band, but for inspiration, White said in 2000. “that was the whole goal of trying to inspire young people to believe in themselves and realize their ideas. We have so many people with these songs touched. ” At the peak of the success of “Earth, Wind & amp; Fire” is White had expressed similar interview with the magazine “Newsweek”. “We live in a negative society,” he said at the time. “Most people can love and beauty can not see. I see our music as medicine.
White also supported other artists
In his playing days in 1941, born in Memphis doctor’s son also joined as producer in the service of other artists in appearance, about Barbra Streisand and Cher. in the 70s, White served as co-writer and co-producer with on the hit “Best of My Love” the group “Emotions”.
His brother Verdine praised White in an interview with AP, the world had lost “another great musician and a legend”
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