Philip Bailey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philip Bailey
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	May 8, 1951(1951-05-08)
Age	73
Birthplace	Denver
Country	United States
Birth City	Colorado
Horoscope	Taurus

Philip Bailey Biography

Philip Bailey is one of the most popular and richest R &B Singer who was born on May 8, 1951 in Denver, Colorado, United States. American singer-songwriter and actor best known for being a vocalist in the band Earth, Wind, and Fire.

As a solo artist, he sang the duet “Easy Lover” with Phil Collins.

Bailey was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, United States. He attended East High School in Denver and graduated in 1969. He was also in a local R&B band called Friends & Love. Some of Bailey’s early influences included jazz musicians such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Max Roach, the Motown sound, in particular the music of Stevie Wonder and he was also largely influenced by female singers such as Sarah Vaughan and Dionne Warwick.

In 1972, while attending college, Bailey was invited to join the band Earth, Wind & Fire by EWF-founder and bandleader Maurice White. Bailey was the featured lead vocalist on popular Earth, Wind & Fire songs as “Devotion”, “Keep Your Head to the Sky”, “Reasons”, “Fantasy”, “I’ll Write A Song For You”, “Imagination”, “I’ve Had Enough”, and “Guiding Lights”. He also shared lead vocals with Maurice White on such EWF hits as “Shining Star”, “Getaway”, “September”, “Sing A Song”, “Serpentine Fire”, “Saturday Night”, and sang lead with both White and the girl group The Emotions on their classic disco collaboration “Boogie Wonderland”.

He grew up in Denver, Colorado.

Philip Bailey Net Worth

Philip Bailey is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Philip Bailey 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was in an R&B group called Friends & Love when he was growing up in Colorado.

He became well known for his four-octave vocal range, which included an impressive falsetto.

Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk 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, Bailey has won seven Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as a member of Earth, Wind & Fire. Bailey was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work with the band.

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Who is Philip Bailey Dating?

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In 1983, Bailey issued his debut studio album, titled Continuation, on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. An album cut titled “I Know” rose to No. 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip- Hop Songs chart.

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Philip Ranked on the list of most popular R &B Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Philip Bailey celebrates birthday on May 8 of every year.

During 1984, Bailey released his second solo album, titled Chinese Wall, also on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 22 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. Off the album, a duet with Collins titled “Easy Lover”, rose to Nos. 1 & 2 on the UK Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively.

Is Philip Bailey still with Earth Wind & Fire?

Philip Bailey, the lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire, says groupies are a thing of the past.

How many original members are still with Earth Wind and Fire?

“We were just going for it,” said Verdine White. “We just wanted to go.” The three original members – Bailey, White and Ralph Johnson — have been together 41 years.

What is Philip Bailey doing these days?

DENVER — The iconic R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire was set to play Pepsi Center this summer as part of a tour with Santana. The COVID-19 pandemic messed with those plans, so lead singer Philip Bailey is now spending much of his time raising money for a charity he’s passionate about.

Who is Philip Bailey's wife?

Wife

Why did Al McKay leave Earth Wind and Fire?

There were internal tensions, too: Al McKay left the band over mounting anger with White’s increasingly controlling leadership , while other members, led by Bailey, confronted White over discrepancies in pay. Michael Jackson and Prince emerged and quickly changed the landscape for black artists.