On Wednesday morning the family of legendary R&B artist Frankie Beverley announced he died at the age of 77.
Music fans both here in Philadelphia and around the world have reason to mourn on Wednesday as legendary R&B artist, songwriter and producer, Frankie Beverly has died.On Wednesday morning, Beverly's family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze -- who was born Howard Stanley Beverly -- passed away the day before."Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience.
The family's statement continued to say that Beverly"lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends. Love one another as he would want that for us all.""After catching the attention of legendary songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble, the group had several releases under Philly-based record label Cameo Parkway," wrote Tribune correspondent O.J.
After moving to the west coast, Beverley's group changed their name Raw Soul and then to Maze, who Beverley went on to release nine gold albums with. Earlier this year, after performing and touring for 50 years, Beverley played a farewell show at the Dell Music Center in North Philadelphia.
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