{"id":534362,"date":"2023-01-02T22:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/earth-wind-fire-drummer-fred-white-dead-at-67\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T22:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:03:30","slug":"earth-wind-fire-drummer-fred-white-dead-at-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/earth-wind-fire-drummer-fred-white-dead-at-67\/","title":{"rendered":"#Earth, Wind &#038; Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a6d6778c7e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2a6d6778c7e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/earth-wind-fire-drummer-fred-white-dead-at-67\/#%E2%80%9CEarth_Wind_Fire_drummer_Fred_White_dead_at_67%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Earth, Wind &#038; Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEarth_Wind_Fire_drummer_Fred_White_dead_at_67%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Earth, Wind &#038; Fire drummer Fred White dead at 67&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire drummer Fred White has died at the age of 67.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s brother and bandmate, Verdine, shared the tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> in an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cm5Qo0npjH1\/\">Instagram post<\/a> Sunday, but did not disclose the date of the drummer\u2019s passing or the cause of death. <\/p>\n<p>Verdine, 71, penned a lengthy tribute to his star sibling, stating: \u201cOur family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member. Our beloved brother Frederick Eugene \u2018Freddie\u2019 White.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe joins our brothers Maurice, Monte, and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels!\u201d Verdine continued. \u201cHe was the wonderful bro that was always entertaining and delightfully mischievous! And we could always count on him to make a seemingly bad situation more light-hearted.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Drummer Fred White performing on stage \" class=\"wp-image-25210242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>White is pictured performing onstage with Earth, Wind &amp; Fire in the Netherlands in 1979. He left the band in the mid-1980s. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>White began his music career when he was 14 years old, joining the band the Salty Peppers. He first started playing drums with Earth, Wind &amp; Fire in 1974. <\/p>\n<p>At the time, White\u2019s brother Verdine played bass in Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, while their older half-brother Maurice served as a singer-songwriter. <\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s funky combination of R&amp;B, soul and disco pop defined the sound of the 1970s, with hit songs including \u201cSeptember,\u201d \u201cShining Star\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Groove.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White left the band in the mid-1980s, but returned for their Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Over the decades, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire have won six Grammy Awards and four\u00a0American Music Awards. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Earth, Wind &amp; Fir's funky combination of R&amp;B, soul and disco pop defined the sound of the 70s, with hit songs including &quot;September,&quot; &quot;Shining Star&quot; and &quot;Let's Groove.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-25210711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/fred-white-earth-wind-fire-drummer-dead-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire\u2019s funky combination of R&amp;B, soul and disco pop defined the sound of the 1970s, with hit songs including \u201cSeptember,\u201d \u201cShining Star\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Groove.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Redferns<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White also played drums on recordings for Bonnie Raitt, Donny Hathaway, Deniece Williams and Diana Ross. He last <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on Ross\u2019 comeback album, \u201cThank You,\u201d which was released last year. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a slew of celebrities responded to Verdine\u2019s Instagram post, including rocker Lenny Kravitz. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSending my love and deepest condolences to you and the family. I was blessed to have been in his presence and blessed to have been influenced by him. A true king. Rest in power,\u201d Kravitz commented. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fred White - solo on Runnin&#039;\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w_DmHLN5jT0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Fans of the band also chimed in with comments saying just how much White meant to them. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember when, as a child, I used to take my mom\u2019s pots and pans and turn them upside down and use them as drums,\u201d one wrote. \u201cI used to look in the album covers, looking at African-American Kings \u2026 I was so inspired. Mr. Fred White was the reason why I turned those pots and pans over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith so much love and respect, I sent my deepest condolences to you and your family,\u201d the heartbroken fan continued. \u201cMay you rest in peace, Mr. Fred White.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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