BREAKING NEWS OUT OF THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT. LEGENDARY SOUL AND FUNK SINGER FRANKIE BEVERLY DIED. BEVERLY'S FAMILY SHARED A STATEMENT ON INSTAGRAM A SHORT TIME AGO, SAYING IN PART, BEVERLY LIVED HIS LIFE WITH PURE SOUL AND NO ONE DID IT BETTER. IN APRIL, FRANKIE BEVERLY MADE HIS FINAL CHICAGO APPEARANCE WITH MAYS AT THE UNITED CENTER. AT THE TIME, BEVERLY AND MAYS WERE ON THEIR FAREWELL TOUR, FRANKIE