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Maurice White

1941 - 2016

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Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American musician, best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter and chief producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, also serving as the band's co-lead singer with Philip Bailey. Described as a "visionary" by Vibe and a "mastermind" by Variety, White was nominated for a total of 22 Grammys, of which he won seven. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire, and was also inducted individually into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. White also worked with musical acts such as Deniece Williams, Cher, The Emotions, Barbra Streisand, Ramsey Lewis, and Neil Diamond. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice White is the 540th most popular musician (down from 521st in 2019), the 3,127th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,708th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maurice White ranks 540 out of 3,175. Before him are Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, Cannonball Adderley, Elvis Costello, André Navarra, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Bronisław Huberman. After him are Flea, Tito Puente, Yann Tiersen, Uli Jon Roth, Isao Tomita, and K. K. Downing.

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Among people born in 1941, Maurice White ranks 185. Before him are Infante Alfonso of Spain, Eleni Karaindrou, Andrei Mironov, Denys Arcand, Emmett Till, and Michael Apted. After him are Walid Muallem, Esther Ofarim, Salvador Sadurní, Umberto Bossi, Fionnula Flanagan, and Myron Scholes. Among people deceased in 2016, Maurice White ranks 154. Before him are Gato Barbieri, Franco Citti, Oleg Popov, Fredrik Barth, Paulo Evaristo Arns, and Erich Rudorffer. After him are Isao Tomita, Johnny Rebel, Victor Stănculescu, Richard Adams, Lola Novaković, and Peter Vaughan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice White ranks 3,127 out of 20,380. Before him are Theodore Gill (1837), Henrietta Lacks (1920), J. T. Walsh (1943), Gloria Leonard (1940), Robert Reid (1862), and Barry E. Wilmore (1962). After him are Lindsay Lohan (1986), Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Olympia Dukakis (1931), Charles Grodin (1935), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), and Paula Abdul (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Maurice White ranks 161. Before him are Randy Rhoads (1956), T Bone Burnett (1948), Dennis Wilson (1944), Mike Campbell (1950), Al Di Meola (1954), and Cannonball Adderley (1928). After him are Tito Puente (1923), Lead Belly (1888), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Nikki Sixx (1958), Erroll Garner (1923), and Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934).

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