Earth, Wind & Fire's Fred White dies at 67: 'Drumming with the angels!'

Earth, Wind & Fire drummer Fred White has died, the band and his brother Verdine announced Sunday.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer musician, born in Chicago as Frederick Eugene Adams, was 67.

Adams joined brother Verdine White and half-brother Maurice White in Earth, Wind & Fire as a teenager in 1974, drumming for the band until the mid 1980s.

"Our family is saddened today with the loss of an amazing and talented family member, our beloved brother Frederick Eugene 'Freddie' White," Verdine wrote in a tribute on Instagram. "He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels!"

No additional details about Adams' death have been revealed. USA TODAY has reached out to reps for the band for more information.

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Verdins boasted about his brother's legacy, calling him a "child protégé" at only 16 years old.

"But more than that at home and beyond he was the wonderful bro that was always entertaining and delightfully mischievous!" Verdine remembered Adams. "And we could always count on him to make a seemingly bad situation more light hearted!"

He ended the tribute: "Soar high baby bro, we love you to the shining ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and back!"

Lenny Kravitz commented, "Sending 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."

Earth, Wind & Fire also shared a tribute on Instagram, posting a video of Adams doing a drum solo during their 1979 Tour of the World stop in Essen, Germany. "Rest in love," the band wrote.

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Adams' time with Earth, Wind & Fire resulted in several awards for hits such as "September," "Shining Star" and "Boogie Wonderland."

Some of the band’s biggest hits are still widely popular, often sampled and used in countless movies. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, played the 2005 Super Bowl halftime show and has six Grammys. The band’s cover of the Beatl “Got to Get You Into My Life” was on President Barack Obama’s first Spotify playlist.

The band’s most successful period started with the 1975 album “That’s The Way of The World” and continued through the rest of the decade.

Prior to joining the group, Adams established himself while behind the drums for Donny Hathaway, Howdy Moon and Little Feat. He also continued to drum for other artists while with Earth, Wind & Fire, including Deniece Williams, the Emotions and Ramsey Lewis.

Contributing: Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press

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