Philip Bailey

Philip Bailey (born May 8, 1951, in Denver, Colorado) is an American R&B;, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist & actor best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage. Some of Philip's early influences included jazz legends like Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Max Roach, the Motown sound, in... more

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