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 New Orleans AP a 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 said in a post on the band's website and social media accounts that Beverly died Tuesday in the post which asked for privacy the family said he lived his life with a pure Soul as one would say and for us no one did it better the post did not say his cause of death or where he died Beverly whose songs include Joy and Pain love is the key and Southern Girl finished his Farewell I want to thank you T her in his hometown of Philadelphia in July that same month the Essence Festival of culture in New Orleans included a special tribute to Beverly and Mae who closed out the event for its first 15 years his performances at the festival at the nation's largest annual celebration of Black Culture a would turn the crowd into a sea of dancing fans many wearing white clothing like Beverly himself often dawned