Frankie Beverly/Shutterstock The family of Frankie Beverly , from [Frankie Beverly and Maze], announced his death. The singer, born Howard Stanley Beverly, was 77. He had reportedly been battling a throat illness at the time of his passing. According to Distractify , he told Black Doctor.org earlier this year he's only had throat problems and clarified, "I've never had any cancer or anything like that." The Philadelphia native had a plethora of hits, such as "Before I Let G