Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White (RIP)

Maurice White, founder of the incredible psychedelic R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at age 74.

"Although we were basically jazz musicians, we played soul, funk, gospel, blues, jazz, rock and dance music " which somehow ended up becoming pop," White wrote. "We were coming out of a decade of experimentation, mind expansion and cosmic awareness. I wanted our music to convey messages of universal love and harmony without force-feeding listeners' spiritual content."

(New York Times)