{"id":849732,"date":"2026-08-07T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849732\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:08:11","slug":"earth-wind-fire-drummer-john-paris-hospitalized-after-medical-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/849732\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth, Wind &#038; Fire Drummer John Paris Hospitalized After Medical Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Earth, Wind &amp; Fire<br \/>\n                          Drummer John Paris Hospitalized<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Suffered Medical Emergency<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:11 AM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  August 7, 2026<br \/>\n                                11:47 AM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260807_b8be1bc448734d32aeb2dcc920eccf51\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86dd4a5c-5bc4-4f74-ad4b-fbc9f9c60f17\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b8be1bc448734d32aeb2dcc920eccf51_md.jpg\" alt=\"john paris earth wind and fire getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earth, Wind &amp; Fire drummer John Paris is the band member who suffered a medical emergency that forced the group to postpone its San Francisco concert &#8230; sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re told none of the group&#8217;s three longtime members &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/philip-bailey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philip Bailey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/verdine-white\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Verdine White<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ralph-johnson\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ralph Johnson<\/a> &#8212; were involved.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260807_d46487f6bc984de6824d3a95a661bd0f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86dd4a5c-5bc4-4f74-ad4b-fbc9f9c60f17\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d46487f6bc984de6824d3a95a661bd0f_md.jpg\" alt=\"john paris chase center earth wind and fire cancel performance insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Fire Department told TMZ &#8230; a fire engine and private ambulance responded to the venue for a cardiac incident, and one person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paris&#8217; current condition is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/07\/earth-wind-and-fire-cancels-san-francisco-concert-after-medical-emergency\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">postponed<\/a> its Thursday night show with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lionel-richie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Richie<\/a> at San Francisco&#8217;s Chase Center after a band member suffered a medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240310_df4b883e637c4925ab41185995865244\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:86dd4a5c-5bc4-4f74-ad4b-fbc9f9c60f17\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/df4b883e637c4925ab41185995865244_md.jpg\" alt=\"earth wind and fire_sub_\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The concert was called off shortly before the performers were set to take the stage.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve reached out to reps for Earth, Wind &amp; 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