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Black History Month
February 10, 2016
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Maurice White Led Band to Stardom
Maurice White, the founder and
lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire,
is being remembered as an inno-
vator and someone who had a pro-
found impact on the music indus-
try. White died on Thursday at his
home in Los Angeles. He was 74.
White founded Earth, Wind &
Fire in the late 1960’s. The group
went to sell more than 90 million
albums worldwide. He served as the
band’s main songwriter and record
producer, and was co-lead singer
(along with Philip Bailey). He won
seven Grammys and was nominated
for 21 Grammys in total.
White was diagnosed with Par-
kinson’s disease in the late 1980’s,
Maurice White, the ‘Legend’ and Founder of Earth, Wind & Fire,
dead at 74.
which led him to eventually stop music business.
touring in 1994. However, he re-
The group was inducted into
tained executive control of the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in
band, and remained active in the 2000.
First Time Meeting a Hit
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, could love be in
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egon Zoo? Zuri and Ruka recently ventured out to enjoy a “irst
date” in the Oregon Zoo’s Africa Savanna area. It was the pair’s
irst get-together since Ruka, a 5-year-old male rhino, arrived in
Portland last summer.
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