Maze singer Frankie Beverly dies aged 77

Maze vocalist Frankie Beverly has died aged 77, his household person confirmed.

The psyche prima – known for hits specified arsenic Before I Let Go and Can’t Get Over You – died connected Tuesday.

Beverly's household announced the quality connected societal media, saying successful a connection that helium lived his beingness with "pure soul".

The singer's origin of decease has not been confirmed.

"Grieving the nonaccomplishment of a loved 1 is simply a profoundly idiosyncratic and affectional experience," Beverly's household said successful a statement.

"During this time, arsenic we are navigating feelings of sorrow, reflection, and remembrance we kindly inquire for privateness and understanding, allowing america the abstraction to grieve successful our ain way.

"This play for is 1 of healing, and your respect for our request for solitude is appreciated arsenic we honour the representation of our beloved Howard Stanley Beverly known to the satellite arsenic Frankie Beverly.

"He lived his beingness with axenic psyche arsenic 1 would say, and for us, no-one did it better. He lived for his music, household and friends. Love 1 different arsenic helium would privation that for america all."

Beverly's euphony vocation began successful the 1960s with the doo-wop radical The Blenders, earlier aboriginal forming the psyche radical The Butlers.

Maze were formed by Beverly successful Philadelphia successful 1970, but they were primitively called Raw Soul.

They were convinced to alteration their sanction by Marvin Gaye, who they supported connected tour.

The set went connected to merchandise 9 albums, betwixt 1977 and 1993, and their hits included Happy Feelings and While I'm Alone.

Beyoncé covered Beverly’s deed azygous Before I Let Go successful 2019 arsenic a bonus way connected Homecoming: The Live Album.

Beverly aboriginal told Billboard that the screen made him "feel bigger than ever".

"She’s a large person of mine, but I didn’t cognize she was going to bash this," helium said astatine the time.

He added that it was "one of the precocious points of [his] life".