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Earth, Wind & Fire’s official Instagram account also posted a memorial tribute to Fred White showing the drummer soloing during a 1979 concert in Essen, Germany.
White joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 1974 when he was 19-years-old. The band won six Grammys and was nominated 13 times. Earth, Wind & Fire’s Grammy wins included 1977’s best R&B instrumental performance for “Runnin'” and the same award in 1979 for “Boogie Wonderland.”
White played drums on eight Earth, Wind & Fire albums and for some of the band’s biggest hits, such as “September,” “Saturday Night” and their first Billboard No. 1 hit “Shining Star.”
In 2000, Earth Wind & Fire was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“Earth, Wind and Fire took jazz, soul, gospel, pop and more and wrapped them in one psychedelic, mystical package,” the Hall of Fame’s induction said.
“Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member, our beloved brother Frederick Eugene ‘Freddie’ White,” Verdine White, who founded the 1970s band, wrote on Instagram on Sunday. There was no mention of the cause of death.
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