EARTH, WIND & FIRE soul band founder MAURICE WHITE dies
05 February 2016
The founder of soul group EARTH, WIND & FIRE, Maurice White, has died in the US, his brother has said.
White, 74, died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Thursday morning. He suffered from Parkinson's Disease.
His band had a series of hits including September, Boogie Wonderland, Shining Star and After the Love has Gone.
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.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE have sold more than 90 million albums worldwide.
Source: bbc.com
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