Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White is dead at the age of 74.
TMZ reports that White had been struggling against Parkinson's disease.
White formed the band with two friends in Chicago in 1969. They recorded more than 20 albums and had several Top Ten hits, including "September," "Shining Star" and "Got To Get You Into My Life."
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Linda Ronstadt, 67, 11 time Grammy winner, revealed to AARP.org that she has Parkinson's disease and is no longer capable of singing because this condition attacks the central nervous system.