Earth, Wind & Fire Band Founder, Maurice White Dies At 74
Founder
of R&B funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, has died
in Los Angeles at age 74.
According
to White's publicist, Mark Young, the singer died in his sleep on Thursday morning. He suffered from Parkinson's Disease.
Earth,
Wind & Fire was founded by White, in 1969 after he moved from
Chicago to Los Angeles and he was active until 1994 when he stopped
touring with the band due to Parkinson’s disease.
The singer-songwriter was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1992 but his condition was reported to have got worse in recent months.
Earth, Wind & Fire were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and Maurice was individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.
Popularly
known by his nickname of Reese, he worked with various well-known
recording artists such as The Emotions, Barbra Streisand, Cher and
Neil Diamond.
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