Maurice White, the founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. White was 74.

“My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep,” Verdine White said in a statement on Earth, Wind & Fire’s Facebook page. “While the world has lost another great musician and legend, our family asks that our privacy is respected as we start what will be a very difficult and life changing transition in our lives. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes.”

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Source : HuffingtonPost.Com