Philip Bailey

Midnight Meets With Colin Murray

BBC

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Colin has a chat with the great Philip Bailey from Earth, Wind and Fire. Philip describes his love of jazz from a young age, joining Earth, Wind and Fire and having Maurice White as a mentor and the enduring popularity of the band including its collaborations with artists like Megan Trainor and Travis Scott. Midnight Meets is part of Colin Murray’s BBC Radio 5 Live show which is on Monday to Thursday, 10.30pm to 1am - or available whenever you want via the free BBC Sounds app.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a Load of Sport Podcasts.
0:08.4	I'm lucky to do that at the BBC because I get to work with a leading journalist, experienced
0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sport stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the players'
0:18.5	mouths.
0:19.5	But the best thing about doing this at the BBC is our unique access to the sport world.
0:25.0	What that means is that we can bring you podcasts that create a real connection to
0:28.8	dedicated sports fans across the UK.
0:31.2	So if you like this podcast, head over to BBC Sounds where you'll find plenty more.
0:46.0	Welcome to another installment of Midnight Mates and you're just quite simply in the company
0:50.8	of greatness, not me. The mum are about to chat too. He's got four octaves going on for a start,
0:56.0	seven Grammy Awards he can boast about. He's in the rock and roll hall of fame with
1:00.7	Earth Wind and Fire and over 90 million record sales in 1970 absolutely exploded in the UK
1:08.0	with hit after hit, a mega star. My honour to say that this Midnight Mates is with Philip Bailey.
1:26.8	Thanks.
1:29.2	And then, look at your eyes.
1:34.8	In the storm, the storm goes on.
1:37.6	I've got you.
1:39.6	You understand the truth.
1:43.2	In the storm, the night is hanging.
1:48.4	There's a touch in my heart.
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