Verdine White

Verdine White is the kind of musician who proves the low end is the soul of a band. As a founding member and bassist of Earth, Wind & Fire, he laid the foundation that lets all those horns and harmonies soar, and Rolling Stone ranking him No. 19 among the greatest bassists ever feels earned. But what I love isn't just the playing, it's the showmanship: that leaping, electric stage presence. More than half a century in, he's still anchoring the groove, and that loyalty and stamina deserve as much praise as the chops.

Name (English)

Verdine White

Name (Japanese)

ヴァーダイン・ホワイト

Reading

ゔぁーだいん・ほわいと

Born

July 25, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rabbit

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

musician / bassist

High school

Crane High School

• Official sitehttp://www.verdinewhite.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdine%20White
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1028601

Tags

• Illinois
• musician
• bassist

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.