Fred WhiteAmerican band drummer earth, wind and fireHe died at the age of 67.
The reasons for his death are not known.which was announced on Sunday on the social network Instagram by his brother, bassist Verdine White, and the band themselves in separate tribute messages.
“Our family is saddened by the loss of an incredibly talented and incredible family member, our beloved brother Frederick Eugene ‘Freddie White’ Adams. He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte and Ronald in heaven and now plays drums with los angeles,” the bassist said. he has written.
“We thank you all for your love, blessings and support right now. Take flight, brother. We love you to heaven and back,” the message concluded.
a musical prodigy
Verdine recalled that Fred was a young musical prodigy and was part of an early lineup of the massive band, reaching “gold records at the tender age of 16“.
The band’s official Instagram account also released a memorial tribute to Fred White, sharing a clip of a drum solo during the Earth, Wind & Fire world tour at the Rockpalast in Essen, Germany in 1979.
Philip Baileyone of Earth’s original lead singers, Wind & Fire, also released a tribute to Fred White, sharing an image celebrating the band’s double Grammy Award in 1980.
“We will miss you Freddie,” she wrote.
a pioneering band
Earth, Wind & Fire was born in Chicago in 1969. and has become one of the best-selling bands in the world due to its fusion of rhythms, including funk, rock, R&B, disco and African sounds.
With sales of over 90 million recordsis one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time.
Emblem of the 70s and 80s, during her career she was nominated for a Grammy 20 times, winning 6 awards. The group also earned their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, along with Bob Marley’s.
The band was founded in Chicago by Maurice White in 1969. Other notable members have included Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, Larry Dunn and Al McKay.
Frederick’s career
Frederick Eugene Adams was born on January 13, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, and expressed a desire to pursue music at an early age, starting playing the drums at the age of nine.
He worked as a session musician with artists such as Willie Hutch and Donny Hathaway until in 1974, at the age of just 19, he joined the group of his brothers and step-brothers for the album This is the way of the world.
He recorded in the hit shining starsince 1975, and also in September, Let’s Groove Y boogie wonderland.
On her Instagram accounts, Verdine White called her brother a “child wunderkind” and considered him an “original” founding member of Earth, Wind & Fire “with gold records at the young age of 19.”
“But more than that,” Verdine White continued, “at home and away he was the wonderful brother who was always funny and delightfully mischievous!”
Fred White left the band in the 80s.but was added back when he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Source: Clarin
