Yes.
Three musicians from Colorado have been members of six-time Grammy award-winning funk, soul and R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire, including Philip Bailey, who remains one of its lead singers.
Bailey, a percussionist studying at the University of Colorado, joined the already-formed group in 1972. He is featured on several hits including the Billboard-chart topping “Shining Star.” Shortly after joining, Bailey recruited fellow Colorado residents Larry Dunn, a keyboardist, and Andrew Woolfolk, a saxophonist. The three had attended Denver East High School, where they formed a group that once opened for Earth, Wind & Fire. Dunn left Earth, Wind & Fire in the 1980s. Woolfolk left in 1993. He died in 2022.
On Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, the group’s song “September” was played at the Democratic National Convention as the party’s Colorado delegation voted to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential candidate.
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