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Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 16

John Paris, 58, Hospitalized After Medical Emergency Postpones Earth, Wind & Fire Concert

Updated

Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 16

John Paris, 58, Hospitalized After Medical Emergency Postpones Earth, Wind & Fire Concert

Q: What sudden medical trigger forced Earth, Wind & Fire's drummer into an induced coma just minutes before taking the stage?

John Paris was rushed into emergency treatment after suffering a sudden cardiac incident, accompanied by sharply elevated blood pressure and breathing distress, just minutes before Earth, Wind & Fire were due to take the stage. The band’s public updates did not initially spell out the exact underlying diagnosis, but multiple follow-up reports said the immediate trigger was a cardiac emergency. Supporters later said he developed hypertension and difficulty breathing, prompting doctors to sedate him and place him in an induced coma to stabilize him and assess the safest next steps. In short, the medical crisis that forced the induced coma was a sudden heart-related emergency that led to dangerously high blood pressure and respiratory trouble shortly before showtime.

3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · Aug 16

Earth, Wind & Fire pulled out of Thursday night’s Chase Center show in San Francisco after drummer John Paris was hospitalized in an urgent medical emergency.
Chase Center said a band member could not perform as scheduled, and TMZ reported first responders were called for a cardiac incident before the musician was taken to a hospital.
No makeup date has been announced, and ticketholders were told refunds will be available if needed for the postponed concert with Lionel Richie.
Paris, 58, joined Earth, Wind & Fire in 2001 and has remained an active member of the band.