Philip Bailey

Renowned most for his zestful falsetto, Philip Bailey appeared in the early 1970s as the four-octave counterpart to Maurice White in Earth, Wind & Fire, the repeatedly multi-platinum, Grammy-winning band who elevated the art of performance to a spectacular level. In addition to singing and playing percussion, Bailey co-wrote some of EW&F's earliest hits, including "Evil" and "Shining Star," and by the end of the '70s extended his reach into production. Concurrent with the enduring EW&F, Bailey started a solo career in the early '80s that has roamed across R&B, jazz, gospel, an...