His brother and bandmate Verdine White announced on social media that White was found dead on New Years morning.
He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte and Ronald in heaven and is now with the angels.
The group scored eight consecutive Top 10 albums from 1975-81, including the live setGratitude.
Fred White onstage with Earth, Wind & Fire in Holland in 1979Getty Images
EWF also scored eight No.
1s on Billboards R&B singles chart.
Fred White played at the induction ceremony after having left the group in the mid-1980s.
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EWF had three other Top 10 UK albums with compilation discs from 1978-2010.
Earth, Wind & Fire amassed six Grammys from 1975-2005 and 17 total nominations.
6 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 5 million units in the U.S.
The RIAA said the group has sold more than 23.5 million record in the U.S. alone.
