Drummers can be unseen and underrated...especially when they're not suspended in mid-air or double as the lead singer.
But that doesn't value the power that Fred White brought to Earth, Wind & Fire. Taking over the drum kit for his big brother Maurice in 1974, he laid the groove with brother Verdine on bass...and was part of a band that reeled off hit after hit after hit.
We lost Fred earlier this week and, as I said, unless the drummer is a focal point for a band, they don't get much visibility. Such it is with Fred White...not a lot of video out there. But there is this concert from Barcelona, circa 1988.
Godspeed, Fred. Heaven's groove just got insanely deeper.
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