Singer Frankie Beverly has died at age 77. The legendary R&B hitmaker passed away on Tuesday, according to his family’s announcement on the official Instagram account of Frankie Beverly and Maze.

NEW ORLEANS (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.

Frankie Beverly, founder of the legendary funk and soul band Maze who dropped a plethora of gold albums during the Seventies and Eighties and notched a generational hit with 1981’s “Before I ...

Clint Smith, the New York Times best-selling author, poet and journalist, described the energy Mr. Beverly is able to alchemize with his music in a poem from 2015 titled “ When Maze and Frankie ...