Maurice White, the founder of rock group Earth, Wind &Fire, has died at age 74.

White’s brother Verdine, also a founding member of the band, confirmed the death of his brother on Thursday. White had suffered from Parkinson’s disease and retreated from the public eye in recent years, though the rest of the band continued performing.

Verdine White told The Associated Press that his brother “passed away peacefully in his sleep” at his home in Los Angeles.

Maurice White, born in 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee, founded Earth, Wind &Fire in 1969 and later said he hoped to use the band’s mixture of jazz, read more >>>

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