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Learn moreWith more than ninety million records sold and eight Grammy Awards throughout its forty-year history, Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, influential, and beloved acts in music history. Now, for the first time, its dynamic lead singer, Philip Bailey, chronicles the group's meteoric rise to stardom and his own professional and spiritual journey.
Never before had a musical act crossed multiple styles and genres with a quixotic blend of astrology, Universalism, and Egyptology as Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) did when it exploded into the public's conscience during the 1970s. The group's shows became sensory experiences, with their dramatic staging, shimmering costumes, elaborate choreography, baffling magic tricks, and a thumping backbeat. At the center of the group was its charismatic founder, Maurice White, and Bailey, with his soaring multioctave range and distinctive falsetto. After being signed by recording titan Clive Davis, EWF went on to produce a remarkable series of platinum and gold albums and to headline stadiums around the world.
Bailey hit the wall due to fame, fortune, and the excesses of global success. The constant touring and performing took its toll on him publicly and privately. While White and Bailey's relentless work ethic shot the band into the stratosphere, it also exhausted and emotionally gutted the group. In 1983, White abruptly dismantled the band, leaving Bailey and the rest of the members to fend for themselves.
Shining Star is the true story of what happens when real life exceeds your dreams and when the power and pain of building a legacy bring both joy and faith-testing challenges.
Philip Bailey is an iconic American R&B, pop, soul, jazz, and gospel singer/songwriter/percussionist best known as the lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire. He has won seven Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of EWF in 2000. Philip lives in Southern California.
Keith Zimmerman is one half of a twin-brother writing team. He and his brother, Kent Zimmerman, have contributed to or coauthored sixteen books, including A Personal Stand with Trace Adkins, the New York Times bestseller Hell's Angel with Ralph "Sonny" Barger, and Rotten with John Lydon.
Kent Zimmerman is one half of a twin-brother writing team. He and his brother, Keith Zimmerman, have contributed to or coauthored sixteen books, including A Personal Stand with Trace Adkins, the New York Times bestseller Hell's Angel with Ralph "Sonny" Barger, and Rotten with John Lydon.