Verdine White

Verdine White ( born July 25, 1951 in Chicago / Illinois ) is an American musician and bassist of the band Earth, Wind and Fire. He is the brother of band founder Maurice White. Since 1970 he plays the bass in the group and merges them with Philip Bailey after the departure of his brother on.

Verdine White is with its distinctive, punchy bass playing one of the distinctive sound pillars of Earth, Wind and Fire.

In addition to his band involvement, he also produced several artists and groups, such as the 1983 released album Standing in the Light by Level 42, and played bass for example, at the 2002 Jennifer Lopez album This Is Me .. Then.

Video

• Rhythm of the Earth ( The technique of bass playing )

Book

• Verdine White & Louis Satterfield, Playing the Bass Guitar, Columbia Pictures Pubns, 1978, ISBN 0-89705-011-8

• Bass player
• Funk musician
• American musician
• Born in 1951
• Man
• Earth, Wind and Fire