Verdine White talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about his brother Maurice White‘s new book, My Life With Earth Wind & Fire. “He had been working on it for a while and he tweeked it right before he passed. It’s his last album to the world. It’s got a lot of interesting stories […]

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During Thursday evening's NAACP Pre-Show Awards dinner in Pasadena, CA, Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, caught up with some of our best and brightest stars and asked for their reactions to the passing of Earth, Wind and Fire's founder, Maurice White.

33 years ago, a little known radio DJ had the incredible opportunity to sit down with one of music’s biggest names for Ebony/Jet’s Celebrity Showcase.…

In memory of the great Maurice White, we've listed our 10 favorite Earth, Wind & Fire cuts. If we missed one of your favorites, let us know in the comments.

Earth, Wind, and Fire’s Maurice White has passed away at the age of 74. Get The Latest Music and Entertainment News On Your Phone The co-founder of Earth, Wind, & Fire died in his sleep in LA after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was diagnosed in 1992 and his condition continuously worsened over the […]

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Ben E. King, best known for the sweet soulful anthem to fidelity, “Stand By Me,” died on Thursday at age 76, his publicist confirmed to…

via THEURBANDAILY.com – How are they going to do Maurice White like that?! The creator of the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire is being sued for failing to pay a producer for work done on some of Earth, Wind & Fire’s biggest hits. The thing about this lawsuit is the person who would receive the settlement died 36 years […]

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Maurice White was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1941 to a father who was a doctor and occasional saxophonist. He grew up in South Memphis where he lived with his family in the Foote Homes Projects and was a childhood friend of Booker T Jones. In his teenage years he moved to Chicago and found work as a session drummer […]