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2019 Kennedy Center Honorees Earth, Wind & Fire members, from left, bassist Verdine White, Kahbran White, singer Philip Bailey and percussionist Ralph Johnson arrive at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White died in 2016.

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