RIP Maurice White of Earth Wind and Fire

[chickenhunter]

Great band, great music, great era for a generation of music. After Kool and the Gang, EWF is my favorite R&B group ever. True artists and musicians.

https://www.yahoo.com/music/earth-wind-fire-founder-maurice-223647351.html

My favorite tune...

 

[TarHeelMark]

Sad to hear. I always liked EWF as well - loved the horn section. The music world loses another one in 2016.

 

[GACMAN]

The ying to Phillip Baileys yang!!!! Loved Earth Wind and Fire back in the day!!

 

[Raising Heel]

Damn, all these musicians' deaths are coming too close together. David Bowie, Glenn Frey, and now this. EWF holds an important place in my childhood memories. And if you're a UNC football fan, you heard a lot of this song in Kenan Stadium during the Bunting era (that's Maurice on lead vocals, BTW):