Earth, Wind, and Fire saxophonist Andrew Woolfolk, who performed with the band for more than 40 years on some of their most enduring classics, has died at age 71.
Andrew Woolfolk, the longtime saxophonist for Earth, Wind, and Fire and reliable hired gun for a slew of other artists, died Sunday, April 24. He was 71.
Earth, Wind, and Fire vocalist Phililp Bailey confirmed Woolfolk’s death on Instagram. No exact cause was given, but Bailey said Woolfolk had been “ill [for] over 6 years.”“I met him in high school, and we quickly became friends and bandmates,” Bailey wrote, adding, “He has Transitioned on to the forever, from this Land of the dying to the Land of the Living. Great memories. Great talent. Funny. Competitive. Quick witted. And always styling. Booski… I’ll see you on the other side, my friend.
Woolfolk was born Oct. 11, 1950 in Texas, but was raised in Colorado, where he later met Bailey. It was Bailey who tapped Woolfolk to join Earth, Wind, and Fire in 1973. At the time, the group had already had some minor success, releasing a couple of albums and performing the soundtrack for Melvin Van Peebles’ Blaxploitation classicFollowing the departure of saxophonist/flautist Ronnie Laws, Bailey suggested Earth, Wind, and Fire tap his old high school friend, Woolfolk, as his replacement.
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