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Philip Bailey
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American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Problem of Acne?
- Proust's Self-Reader
- Faceless
- Shining Star
- Northamptonshire County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1905-1999
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Film & TV
Denver, Colorado, USA
Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a…
Known for
- Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) — Self2026
- K-Pops! — Earth, Wind & Fire2026
- FireAid Benefit Concert — Self (Earth, Wind & Fire)2025
- A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September — Self2025
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions — Self2020
- VERZUZ — Self [Earth, Wind & Fire]2020
- Mr. Robinson — Philip Bailey2015
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
- Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004 — self2006
- Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre2005
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- 4,532,950
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Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage. Before joining Earth, Wind & Fire in 1971, Bailey sang with different ensembles in the Denver and Chicago area. Bailey found fame by sharing the lead vocals on EWF songs with EWF-founder Maurice White. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Bailey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.philipbailey.com
- Image
- Phillip Bailey.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Philip Bailey
- date of birth
- 1951-05-08
- member of
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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