Philip Bailey. (2014). Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc.

Philip Bailey. 2014. Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire. Tantor Media, Inc.

Philip Bailey, Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire. Tantor Media, Inc, 2014.

Philip Bailey. Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire. Unabridged Tantor Media, Inc, 2014.

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With 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.

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     January 6, 2014
     Bailey, lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire, chronicles his quest to transcend his humble origins and become his own “shining star” in this new memoir. Bailey is most successful when he stays true to his deep knowledge of music and enthusiasm for the minutiae of the business, as when he charts the myriad influences that contributed to EWF’s unique sound, from Sly Stone to Sergio Mendes. Detailed accounts of the craft of recording, like one of building EWF’s signature groove in the studio with legendary producer Charles Stepney, are a treat for devoted fans of the band. The cast of characters in and around EWF is also vividly rendered, with special attention paid to Bailey’s sometimes-fraught relationships with bandleader Maurice White and White’s younger brother Verdine. Despite Maurice’s unconventional business arrangements and the band’s unceremonious breakup in 1983, Bailey’s respect for his former mentor keeps any bitterness from coming across. Bailey flounders when disclosing details of his personal life, although an early scene with his father is affecting. Still, fans of Bailey’s music will find him a warm and occasionally very funny guide through the elements of this American band that Rolling Stone declared “changed the sound of black pop.”

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