Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White in the Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. Verdine White, a vocalist, percussionist and bass player for the band, posted Sunday on his Instagram account that his younger brother Frederick Eugene “Freddie” White had died. Earth, Wind & Fire began in 1970 under the leadership of Maurice White, who September’s first album release was on the stratospherically successful The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1, and its status as a hit in its own right was merely a formality – but the record John Good's Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire. An ornately laser-cut and wood-inlaid maple shell commemorates drummer John Paris's and bandleader Ralph Johnson's contributions to the American hit machine Earth, Wind & Fire in this limited-edition DW Icon All-Access 6.5-inch x 14-inch snare drum — available in limited quantities through Sweetwater. Tessa Stuart. Fred White, drummer for the groundbreaking funk outfit Earth, Wind and Fire — and half-brother of lead singer Maurice and brother of bassist Verdine White — has died, his family Drummer John Paris joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 2001. When is Kickin’ the Blues Music Festival? The festival is 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Riverside Park, 10450 Reynolds St., Bonita Springs. Earth, Wind & Fire is suing a rival band that’s been performing under the similar name “Earth The Offspring Beat Ex-Drummer’s Lawsuit Seeking Millions More From $35M Catalog Sale 03/08 Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago have announced dates for their co-headlining Heart & Soul 2024 Tour. The 30-city trek kicks off July 10 in St. Louis and includes four stops in California. The two WHIO Staff. Former Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Fred White has passed away at 67 years old from an unreleased cause. >> MORE: Andrew Woolfolk, saxophonist for Earth, Wind & Fire, dead at 71. Fred White’s brother, Verdine White, confirmed the passing on Instagram Sunday, January 1. “Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and "Sing a Song" by Earth, Wind and Fire - LiveListen to Earth, Wind and Fire: Fred White, a drummer for the band Earth, Wind and Fire, died on January 1, 2023. He was 67. White’s brother, Verdine White, the Earth, Wind and Fire’s bassist, announced his death in an WzJh.