Fred White, drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, died on Sunday. He was 67.
Verdine White, his brother and bandmate, made the announcement on Instagram but did not specify the cause of death.
“Dear Family, Friends, and Followers… Our family is heartbroken tonight by the passing of an extraordinary and brilliant family member, our dear brother Frederick Eugene “Freddie” White,” Verdine, 71, captioned images of White and the band throughout the years.
He has joined his brothers Maurice, Monte, and Ronald in paradise and is now playing the drums with the angels!
Verdine continued by describing Fred, one of the original nine band members, as a “child protégé… with gold records at the tender age of 16!”
Sunday, Fred White, the drummer for Earth, Wind, and Fire, passed away at age 67.
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But beyond that, he was a fantastic brother who was constantly amusing and deliciously mischievous! Verdine included “brother number four in the family lineup”
Verdine further remarked that he and his family “could always rely on [Fred] to make an apparently dire situation more humorous.”
Verdine White, his brother and bandmate, made the announcement on Instagram.
Fans and fellow musicians alike swamped the post with positive comments.
Lenny Kravitz tweeted, “Sending my love and sincere sympathies to you and the family.” “I was fortunate to have been in his company and to have been affected by him. A genuine king. Rest in authority
Verdine did not disclose the cause of his death.
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Fred performed drums on several of EWF’s most popular songs, such as “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Saturday Night,” and “Shinning Star.”
In 2000, he and his band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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