Earth, Wind and Fire

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Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67 (The New York Times)

He provided the beats on unforgettable hits like “September,” “Let's Groove,” “Shining Star” and “Boogie Wonderland.”

[told](https://web.archive.org/web/20170729095734/https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-march-1982-triumvirate-earth-wind-fires-ralph-johnson-freddie-white-philip-bailey/) Modern Drummer magazine in 1982, and gained a sense of purpose from the drums. Fred was still a teenager. He was one of the best things going for us.” Johnson’s responsibilities to vocals and other percussion instruments, including the congas. Speaking to Modern Drummer, Fred White acknowledged that his early years sharing drumming duties with Mr. His father, Verdine Sr., was a podiatrist. Though the band’s music was recognizable for its joyous horn section and smooth vocals, Maurice, in his 2016 For two years, Fred White and Ralph Johnson both performed onstage with full drum kits. He shared a mother with Maurice, Edna (Parker) White, a homemaker. The announcement did not say where he died or give the cause. The songs’ first few bars alone have long been known to move people to the dance floor. “Fred was the brick wall,” Maurice White wrote in his memoir.

Fred White, drummer for the band Earth, Wind & Fire, has died (WJCT NEWS)

White, the younger brother of the band's founder and principal songwriter Maurice White, joined the group in the mid-1970s and went on to lay the backbone ...

In 2000, Earth Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, including Fred as a member. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released and has nearly 1.2 billion streams on Spotify. Fred White was born in 1955 in Chicago into a family of musicians, including older brothers Verdine and Maurice White.

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Fred White, Earth, Wind & Fire drummer, dead at 67 (CNN)

Fred White, a drummer for classic '70s superband Earth, Wind & Fire, has died, according to an Instagram post from his older brother and former bandmate, ...

The Hall of Fame also described how the band “solidified the growth of black album music in the Seventies,” recounting how Earth, Wind & Fire scored six consecutive double-platinum albums and became recording company Columbia Records’ bestselling R&B band of all time. Verdine White called his brother a “child protégé” and identified him as an “original” founding member of Earth, Wind & Fire “with gold records at the young age of 16 years old.” “Earth, Wind & Fire took jazz, soul, gospel, pop and more and wrapped them in one psychedelic, mystical package,” the music institution’s

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Earth, Wind and Fire's Fred White dies aged 67 (Manhattan Mercury)

Earth, Wind and Fire drummer Fred White has died at the age of 67. The musician passed away on Sunday (01.01.23), with his brother, Verdine White, ...

[prayer, heart and drum emojis] (sic)" I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. He wrote on the photo-sharing platform: "Sending my love and deepest condolences to you and the family.

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Fred White, Earth, Wind & Fire drummer, dies at 67 (Chicago Sun-Times)

Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member,” his brother and bandmate Verdine White wrote on Instagram.

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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies aged 67 (BBC News)

Child drumming prodigy Fred White was an early member of the band with several of his brothers.

"I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. Rest in power." "We could always count on him to make a seemingly bad situation more light hearted!

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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White dies at age 67 (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Recording artists Philip Bailey, Ralph Johnson and Verdine White of music group Earth, Wind & Fire backstage at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards on Monday, ...

Other hits included “Serpentine Fire,” ″Shining Star” and a cover of the Beatles’ “Got to Get You Into My Life.” Fred White was already an accomplished drummer, playing for Donny Hathaway, before he joined Earth, Wind & Fire in the mid-1970s. Driven by their horn section the Phenix Horns and a reputation for energetic and bombastic live performances, the group's popularity grew after they moved to Columbia Records, which was then under the leadership of Clive Davis.

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Fred White Dead: Earth Wind & Fire Drummer for 1970s Hit Streak ... (Variety)

Fred White, one of a trio of brothers at the core of Earth Wind & Fire for their string of 1970s hits, has died at age 67.

On Instagram, the official EWF account shared a video of White doing a drum solo “during our performance of ‘Runnin’,’ during our Tour of the World in 1979, at Rockpalast in Essen, Germany. Hard as it is to believe, given the enduring popularity of so many of the band’s songs, only one of their hits, “Shinin’ Star,” went to No. Rest in power.” Wrote Nile Rodgers, “Deepest condolences, love and respect.” “Love,” responded Questlove, simply. “Sending my love and deepest condolences to you and the family,” wrote Lenny Kravitz. “I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. Soar high baby bro, we love you to the shining [stars] and back!”

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Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White, RIP (Brooklyn Vegan)

Fred White, who drummed on many of Earth, Wind & Fire's classic '70s and '80s singles, has died at 67.

"I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. "Sending my love and deepest condolences to you and the family," Lenny Kravitz wrote in the replies to Verdine's Instagram. Fred was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with EWF in 2000.

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Fred White, drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, dies at 67 (Los Angeles Times)

Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice White and Verdine White in the hit-making ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died.

Some of the band’s biggest hits are still widely popular, often sampled and used in movies. Fred White was already an accomplished drummer, playing for Donny Hathaway, before he joined Earth, Wind & Fire in the mid-1970s alongside drummer and percussionist Ralph Johnson. Driven by its horn section, the Phenix Horns, and a reputation for energetic live performances, the group’s popularity grew after it moved to Columbia Records, which was then under the leadership of Clive Davis.

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