Originally posted on 2016-02-04 16:13:37We're sorry to report that lead singer and founder of the legendary group Earth Wind & Fire, Maurice White has died. He passed in his sleep this morning and has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for many years. He was 74. For most of the past 20 years the group continued to tour and perform with Phillip Bailey singing White's parts. Read more about White's amazing career here. [...]

Originally posted on 2015-10-09 20:02:53 Robert Cooper Phillips, aka "Koopsta Knicca" a member of the Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, died early Friday morning after suffering a massive stroke. He was 40. "Everyone who knew Koop knew he was very funny and the coolest guy ever. He will be missed. We made classics together that'll live on." said Three 6 Mafia's DJ Paul Originally posted on 2015-10-09 20:02:53

Originally posted on 2011-08-22 19:30:35 Ashford and Simpson are responsible for some of Motown record's biggest hits. One-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford Simpson died today from complications of throat cancer, which he had been treating with radiation for some time. He was 70. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Bio Below Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield County, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. [...]