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Andrew Woolfolk, who played saxophone for Grammy-winning R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire during its 1970s and early-’80s heyday, has died after a long illness. He was 71. EWF’s Philip Bailey announced the news on social media.
“Great Memories. Great Talent,” the singer wrote about Woolfolk. “Funny. Competitive. Quick witted. And always styling. Booski… I’ll see you on the other side, my friend. See the Instagram post below.
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Woolfolk played with Earth, Wind & Fire when it was among the biggest R&B acts in the country, joining the group in 1973 and playing on its gold or platinum albums from Head to the Sky to 1983’s Powerlight and beyond. The group scored eight consecutive Top 10 albums from 1975-81, including the chart-topping That’s the Way of the World and live set Gratitude.
Earth, Wind & Fire also had seven Top 10 pop singles during that era, ranging from “Shining Star,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1975 and won a Grammy, to “Let’s Groove,” which spent five weeks at No. 3 in 1981. Their other biggest hits included “Sing a Song,” Beatles cover “Got to Get You Into My Life (from the 1978 Sgt. Pepper’s movie), disco classics “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” — the latter with the Emotions — and double Grammy winner “After the Love Has Gone.” EWF also scored eight No. 1s on Billboard’s R&B singles chart.
The group amassed six Grammys from 1975-2005 and 17 total nominations.
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Its 1978 compilation disc The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and has sold more than 5 million units in the U.S.
Woolfolk and his bandmates appeared in and wrote the score for the 1975 film That’s the Way of the World — later
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Andrew Woolfolk, the long-time saxophonist of Earth, Wind & Fire, has died at 71. Philip Bailey, the band's sole lead singer since Maurice White's 2016 death, posted the news on Instagram Monday, along with a photo of himself and Wilfolk together. "I met him in High School, and we quickly became friends and band mates," the post reads.
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Earth, Wind & Fire has died, aged 71.His bandmate Phillip Bailey broke the news this week (April 25) on social media, saying Woolfolk passed after a long illness.He wrote: “Met him in High School, and we quickly became friends and band mates. Andrew Paul Woolfolk was his name. We lost him today, after being ill of over 6 years.“He has Transitioned on to the forever, from this Land of the dying to the Land of the Living. Great memories.
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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticAndrew Woolfolk, a saxophone player and multi-instrumentalist for Earth, Wind & Fire has died after a six-year illness, band frontman Philip Bailey confirmed in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member was 71.“I met him in high school,” Bailey wrote on Instagram, “and we quickly became friends and band mates. Andrew Paul Woolfolk was his name.
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