FILE - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, right, performs during the Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, July 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) NEW ORLEANS ...

We've lost a legend today, folks. Frankie Beverly, the lead mic for the legendary soul band Maze, died on Wednesday. Beverly's death was announced on the band's Instagram account on Wednesday morning.

The singer, who died on Tuesday at 77, had a smooth, sunny delivery that turned at least one track into a lasting anthem of Black celebrations. By Sandra E. Garcia The song is a call to action from ...

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. His family ...