caption associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
philip in 2008 bailey performing with earth , wind & fire earth , wind & fire , phil collins 1969 & ndash ; present denver , colorado , united states columbia atlantic philip bailey solo_singer 8 may 1951 vocals , percussion r , pop , funk , rock & b , jazz , gospel , soul philip bailey 1.jpg philip bailey
 philip james bailey singer , songwriter , musician , actor
philip bailey

philip bailey -lrb- born may 8 , 1951 -rrb- is an american r&b , soul , gospel and funk singer , songwriter , percussionist and actor , best known as an original member , and one of the two lead singers -lrb- along with group founder maurice white -rrb- 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 .
bailey has released several solo albums .
`` chinese wall '' from 1985 , which received a grammy award nomination for best r&b vocal performance , male , included the global hit , `` easy lover '' , a duet with phil collins .
`` easy lover '' won an mtv video music award for best overall performance in a video in and was grammy nominated for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals .
