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Andrew Paul Woolfolk, saxophonist and flautist for Earth, Wind & Fire, was born in Texas. The group reached No. 1 in the United States in 1975 with "Shining Star" and scored a British hit in 1981 with "Let's Groove," which reached No. 3. Earth, Wind & Fire received 20 Grammy nominations and became the first African American group to sell out a concert at Madison Square Garden. Woolfolk died after a long illness on April 24, 2022.