Earth Wind and Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White Is Dead at 74

(ABC News) — Maurice White, co-founder of the pioneering funk-soul band Earth, Wind & Fire, died Wednesday at the age of 74 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. White’s brother and bandmate Verdine White confirmed his passing in a message posted on the group’s official Facebook page. “My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last…