Maurice White, the co-founder and songwriter for funk and soul legends Earth, Wind & Fire, has passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s, his brother Verdine White reports, via the Associated Press. He was 74.

White founded the group in 1969 and helped them become one of the seminal groups of the funk and soul explosion in the 1970s, producing songs like “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Let’s Groove” and more. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1992, White stopped touring with Earth, Wind & Fire in 1994 but continued to make some band-related decisions. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, and White himself was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010. The band is also set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this years Grammys.

Below, remember White with a 1978 performance of Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Jupiter.”