The music industry is now mourning the loss of one of the most famous figures in the industry. Andrew Woolfolk, a multi-instrumentalist but notoriously renowned as a saxophone player for Earth, Wind & Fire, has passed away after a six-year battle with an unknown illness. This saddening news was confirmed by the band frontman, Philip Bailey, in an Instagram post on April 26th, 2022 (local time).
“I met him in high school,” Bailey wrote on Instagram, “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. Great talent. Funny. Competitive. Quick-witted. And always styling. Booski… I’ll see you on the other side, my friend.”
Bailey reminisced the good old days with Woolfolk and embraced how nice of a person he was. Woolfolk joined the band in 1973 During his life, Woolfolk has paid contributions to the band earning some of the most well-known hits such as Shining Star, Sing a Song, Got to Get You into My Life, September, Boogie Wonderland, After the Love has Gone, and Let’s Groove. Not only that, but the band also won six Grammys with Woolfolk as one of the members.
In 2000, Woolfolk was inaugurated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Earth, Wind & Fire. He was thereupon inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2017. May he rests in peace and his works remain undying.
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