The Legendary Singer Touched Millions With His Music And Live Performances.

Its a sad day in Black America as a legend that is close to our hearts and has given us amazing music and live shows for 50 years has been called to glory.

According to the AP, Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze inspired generations of fans with his smooth, soulful voice and lasting anthems including “Before I Let Go,” has died. He was 77.

Beverly Recently Retired From Touring And Music in July.

His family said in a post on the band’s website and social media accounts that Beverly died Tuesday. The post did not say his cause of death or where he died.

Howard Stanley Beverly, born Dec. 6, 1946 in Philadelphia, was so taken with the 1950s R&B group Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers that he changed his name to Frankie. Maze started out in Philadelphia the early 1970s as Raw Soul before heading to the San Francisco Bay Area where legend has it that Marvin Gaye convinced him to change the bands name to Maze.

Beverly’s songs have become interwoven into celebrations in Black communities.

Ask any Black person that grew up between the 70s and 90s and even now about Maze and just about everyone has a story. From family reunions, weddings, house parties to huge gatherings, it was guaranteed you would hear Maze's music.

My first ever concert I went to was the 1990 Budweiser Superfest at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans and Maze was the headliner over BBD - who's classic hit "Poison" was the biggest song on the planet at that time - and even at my young age I realized the power of a live Maze show.

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