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Maurice White
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1941–2016)
Film & TV
Memphis, Tennessee
Known for
- Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Groove Under the Groove2026
- Earth, Wind & Fire — Himself2004
- Earth Wind & Fire: Shining Stars — self2001
- The Making of Rock & Rule — Self1983
- Earth, Wind & Fire in Concert — Vocals1982
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band — Earth, Wind & Fire1978
- That's the Way of the World — Early1975
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-12-19 ) December 19, 1941, Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04) (aged 74), Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Soul funk R&B jazz
- Occupations
- Singer musician songwriter record producer
- Instruments
- Vocals drums kalimba
- Years active
- 1962–2016
- Labels
- Columbia Kalimba Music
- Website
- mauricewhite .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maurice
- Family name
- White
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.mauricewhite.com
- Image
- Maurice White 75.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Maurice White
- date of birth
- 1941-12-19
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2016-02-04
- member of
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey.
Described as a "visionary" by Vibe and a "mastermind" by Variety, White was nominated for a total of 22 Grammys, of which he won seven. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, and was also inducted individually into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. White also worked with musical acts such as Deniece Williams, Cher, The Emotions, Barbra Streisand, Ramsey Lewis, and Neil Diamond.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maurice White” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.