Fred White (musician)

Fred White
Fred White
Birth name	Frederick Eugene Adams
Born	January 13, 1955 (age 69)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	R&B, Funk, Disco, soul, Classic Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Years active	Late 60's – present
Labels	Columbia, ARC

Fred E. White (born Frederick Eugene Adams; January 13, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American drummer. He was one of the early members of Earth, Wind & Fire. He previously played drums on Donny Hathaway's Live album.^[1]

Earth, Wind & Fire consisting of Fred White along with half-brother Maurice White, brother Verdine White, and other members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.^[2]^[3]

Discography

1969: La La Time – The Salty Peppers (tambourine)^[4]
1969: Mama's Baby Ain't A Baby No More Marilyn (Kitty) Hayward (drums)
1970: Do It Like Mama – Simtec & Wylie (drums)^[5]
1970: Pass It On – Pieces of Peace (drums) ^[6]
1971: Mama Said Thank You – Albertina Walker (drums)
1972: 'LIVE' – Donny Hathaway (drums) ^[7]^[8]
1973: Fully Exposed – Willie Hutch (drums)^[9]^[10]
1973: Extension Of A Man – Donny Hathaway (drums)^[11]
1974: Howdy Moon – Howdy Moon (drums)^[12]
1974: Caston & Majors (drums)
1974: Feats Don't Fail Me Now – Little Feat (drums, songwriter)^[13]^[14]
1974: Heart Like A Wheel - Linda Ronstadt - drums^[15]
1975: That's The Way Of The World – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1975: Gratitude – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1976: Spirit – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1976: This Is Niecy – Deniece Williams (drums)
1976: Flowers – The Emotions (drums)
1977: Song Bird – Deniece Williams (drums)
1977: Rejoice – The Emotions (drums)
1977: All n' All – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums, percussion, songwriter)
1978 Sunbeam – The Emotions (drums)
1979: I AM – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1980: Faces – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1981: Raise! – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1981: Blues For The Night Owl – Ramsey Lewis (percussion)
1983: Powerlight – Earth, Wind & Fire (drums)
1983: Feel My Soul – Jennifer Holliday (drums)

References

^ "Live - Donny Hathaway - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
^ "Earth, Wind and Fire Groove Into Hall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ "Earth, Wind & Fire". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ White, Maurice; Powell, Herb. My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire (pp. 78–79). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
^ "Triumvirate: Earth, Wind & Fire's Ralph Johnson – Freddie White – Philip Bailey – Modern Drummer Magazine". Moderndrummer.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ "Pieces of Peace - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ Group, Vibe Media (1 January 1994). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Willie Hutch – Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold". Genius.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "So Much Music So Little Time" Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh 23 February 1974 Published: Print.
^ "DONNY HATHAWAY Extension of a Man review by Chicapah". Jazzmusicarchives.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
^ "Howdy Moon by Howdy Moon". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Feats Don't Fail Me Now – Little Feat – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ Fong-Torres, Ben. Willin': The Story of Little Feat. Boston: Da Capo, a Member of the Perseus Group, 2013. 108+. Print.
^ "Classic Track: 'You're No Good,' Linda Ronstadt".

[1] "Live - Donny Hathaway - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-31.

[2] "Earth, Wind and Fire Groove Into Hall". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[3] "Earth, Wind & Fire". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[4] White, Maurice; Powell, Herb. My Life with Earth, Wind & Fire (pp. 78–79). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

[5] "Triumvirate: Earth, Wind & Fire's Ralph Johnson – Freddie White – Philip Bailey – Modern Drummer Magazine". Moderndrummer.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[6] "Pieces of Peace - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[7] "50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[8] Group, Vibe Media (1 January 1994). "Vibe". Vibe Media Group – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[9] "Willie Hutch – Tell Me Why Has Our Love Turned Cold". Genius.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[10] "So Much Music So Little Time" Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh 23 February 1974 Published: Print.

[11] "DONNY HATHAWAY Extension of a Man review by Chicapah". Jazzmusicarchives.com. Retrieved 2017-07-30.

[12] "Howdy Moon by Howdy Moon". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[13] "Feats Don't Fail Me Now – Little Feat – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[14] Fong-Torres, Ben. Willin': The Story of Little Feat. Boston: Da Capo, a Member of the Perseus Group, 2013. 108+. Print.

[15] "Classic Track: 'You're No Good,' Linda Ronstadt".

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v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 2000
Performers	Eric Clapton Earth, Wind & Fire Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, Johnny Graham, Ralph Johnson, Al McKay, Fred White, Maurice White, Verdine White, Andrew Woolfolk The Lovin' Spoonful Steve Boone, Joe Butler, John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky The Moonglows Prentiss Barnes, Harvey Fuqua, Peter Graves, Billy Johnson, Bobby Lester Bonnie Raitt James Taylor
Early influences	Nat King Cole Billie Holiday
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	Clive Davis
Sidemen	Hal Blaine King Curtis James Jamerson Scotty Moore Earl Palmer

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Italy
Artists	MusicBrainz