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Earth, Wind & Fire Maurice White Dead AT 74

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Mad Season

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http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/04/maurice-white-earth-wind-and-fire-dead/

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Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died in his sleep Thursday morning ... TMZ has learned.
Maurice died in L.A. after a long battle with Parkinson's. He was diagnosed in 1992 and his condition deteriorated in recent months. The disease had progressed to the point he was forced to stop touring in with the band 1994.
The band had a string of hits, including "Shining Star," "September," "Boogie Wonderland," and "After the Love has Gone."
In 2000, the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Maurice was individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.
Maurice's brother, Verdine, is also a band member.
Although Maurice wasn't touring, he remained involved in the decisions involving the band.
Maurice was 74.


Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/04/maurice-white-earth-wind-and-fire-dead/#ixzz3zF0dc4tx
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SliceSabre

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FUCK!


I fucking loved that man and the band. I remember hearing their music all the fucking time when I was a kid because it was all my mom and dad would listen.

god damn. RIP.
 
W

wenis

Registered for GAF on September 11, 2001.
Decades upon decades of beautiful music to leave for the world. Can't beat that legacy.

So long and thanks for the music.
 
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DrFunk

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Maurice White, co-founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died in his sleep Thursday morning ... TMZ has learned.

Maurice died in L.A. after a long battle with Parkinson's. He was diagnosed in 1992 and his condition deteriorated in recent months. The disease had progressed to the point he was forced to stop touring with the band 1994.

The band had a string of hits, including "Shining Star," "September," "Boogie Wonderland," and "After the Love has Gone."

In 2000, the band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Maurice was individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

Maurice's brother, Verdine, is also a band member.

Although Maurice wasn't touring, he remained involved in the decisions regarding the band.

Maurice was 74.

RIP
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http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/04/maurice-white-earth-wind-and-fire-dead/

Man was a Funk legend. Observe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrle0x_DHBM#action=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=god7hAPv8f0&feature=youtu.be
 
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dabig2

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RIP to an absolute legend.

Grammy's going to have to add an extra hour just to show the in memoriam segments.
 
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studyguy

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Hadn't he stopped touring with the group a while back now?
I recall seeing a video of them recently and it clearly isn't him as lead.
 
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Frozenprince

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studyguy said:
Hadn't he stopped touring with the group a while back now?
I recall seeing a video of them recently and it clearly isn't him as lead.
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Parkinsons took away his ability to tour and perform in the studio with them in the 90's, but he was still active with the band.
 
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HStallion

Now what's the next step in your master plan?
djplaeskool said:
Devastated.

If there was one thing my dad taught me, was an intimate love of Earth, Wind & Fire music...
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I'd like to shake your father's hand. It was my mother and her huge collection of records that got me into Earth Wind and Fire.
 
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SleepyJohn11

Member
I guessing I'm going all my Earth Wind Fire albums now. One of my first bands I started listening to from my dad and my uncle's collection. RIP

By the way, that's not Maurice in the OP (I think it's Ralph, another founding member):

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3rdman

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Fuck!!!!!! I miss him already...I was lucky to see him live before he couldn't tour anymore...that was 20 years ago. :(
 
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WordAssassin

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Fuck ):

My parents and I saw EW&F at the Santa Barbara Bowl several years ago, sometime after the concert my dad somehow spoke with someone in the band or a roadie or someone and asked about Maurice, and that's when we learned about the Parkenson's. Ever since I check his wiki page every so often to see how he's doing, and it looks like it finally got him.

Fuckin hell man. I LOVE his solo album. His cover of Stand By Me is incredible. Such good music.
 
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Goldenroad

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RIP dude. Yes, this wonderful generation of musicians is aging, and I can't recommend enough that you all go see the living legends we still have with us live. I implore you all to go see Bob Dylan the next chance you get. I got to see the Grateful Deads final shows in Chicago this past summer, and it was a truly magical experience. I hope those guys are individually all with us for a long time to come, but you never know. Go out and experience as much music as you can live before all that's left is guys that only know how to play a MacBook. EW&F were an amazing funk band in their day, and have composed some of the happiest music on the planet.
 
eddie4

eddie4

Genuinely Generous
in no particular order, but....2016 is a shit year so far.

Maurice White
Glenn Frey
Terry Wogan
Paul Kantner
Abe Vigoda
Dan Haggerty
René Angélil
Alan Rickman
David Margulies
David Bowie
Pat Harrington
Craig Strickland
Robert Stigwood
Vilmos Zsigmond
Dave Mirra


shit man.... just shit.
 
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truly101

I got grudge sucked!
Rip Maurice White. Time to play "Lets Groove" and dance like a fool

EDIT: Paul Kanter died? Also list is missing Natalie Cole
 
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