# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/philip-bailey
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:44:03.490Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/philip-bailey"
name: "Philip Bailey"
slug: "philip-bailey"
description: "Philip James Bailey is an American singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for his four-octave vocal range and distinctive falsetto register, Bailey 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."
tagline: "American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phillip_Bailey.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1951-05-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           24.15982533333334
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  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Philip Bailey"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump