The founder of Earth, Wind and Fire died

On February 4, in Los Angeles at the age of 74, an American singer, drummer, composer and producer Maurice White, one of the founders of the Earth, Wind and Fire group died.

It is reported by ABC News .

Maurice White was born in 1941 in Memphis (Tennessee), a teenager moved to Chicago, where he worked as a session drummer in the Chess Records studio, participated in the notes of artists such as Etta James, Maddy Waters and Betty Everett, played in the jazz trio Ramzi Lewis.

In 1969, Maurice White and his friends, with whom he composed songs for advertising, created Earth, Wind and Fire - one of the most popular groups of the disco era. Her music covered many styles-Soul, Funk, Rhythm End-Blue, Pop, Gospel. Earth, Wind and Fire are considered the ancestors of several musical directions, including jazz-rock and disco finge.

More than 100 million Earth, Wind and Fire records were sold all over the world, the group received 14 Grammy Awards and won it 6 times. In 2000 , Earth, Wind and Fire were introduced into the Rock and Roll Glory Hall.

Maurice White was the leader of the group, her chief vocalist and producer of most of her albums. In the late 1980s, the musician was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, in 1995 he was forced to stop concert performances.