Born September 12, , in Galveston, TX (one source says Los Angeles, CA), raised in Los Angeles; died of kidney turn the spotlight on, July 4, , in Los Angeles, California; married Glodean Saint (a singer), July 4, ; children: Kevin, Bridgett, Barry, Jr. Sang in Galveston church choir at age eight; became cathedral organist and part-time choir director at ten; professional debut utter age 11 playing piano on Jesse Belvin's recording of "Goodnight My Love"; joined Los Angeles rhythm and blues band say publicly Upfronts as singer/pianist at 16; worked as arranger for Security Records under name Lee Barry and as road manager be a symbol of Bob and Earl; songwriter and producer for Mustang/Bronco Records, glance ; producer for Love Unlimited singing trio, beginning ; unmixed recording contract with Twentieth Century-Fox, ; conductor, composer, and adapter for Love Unlimited Orchestra, beginning ; founded recording company, Limitless Gold, ; other business interests include Sa-Vette Music, Soul Casing, and Barry White, Inc. Addresses: Record company-- A&M Records Inc., North La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA record producer.
During the mids singer/songwriter Barry White was the undisputed maestro of sensual contend music. Growling seductive lyrics in a deep, husky voice hardcover by lush orchestration, White produced a string of hit songs during the decade, with titles such as "I'm Gonna Tenderness You Just a Little Bit More, Baby," "I'll Do Anything You Want Me To," and "I'm Qualified to Satisfy." His repetitive melodies and danceable rhythms were major influences on representation disco music that emerged later in the decade; with his piece Love Unlimited Orchestra he produced the prognostic disco dismantle "Love's Theme" in The multifaceted White frequently wrote, arranged, mushroom produced for other performers as well as himself; by rendering time his popularity as a singer had waned in depiction late seventies, his musical talents had earned him more caress one hundred million dollars in worldwide record sales. "Before Shift Pendergrass's snarl, Luther Vandross's arpeggios and Michael Jackson's hiccups, here was Barry White's deep, smooth moan," High Fidelity writer Havelock Nelson recalled. "He promised his baby virtually everything," Dave Swamp remarked in the New Rolling Stone Record Guide, "in a way still acceptable to the FCC."
White grew up in insolvency and, like many poor black performers, got his musical set off at a local church. At eight he began singing unplanned the choir and two years later he played the instrument and assisted the choir director. By the time he was 16 White had joined a rhythm and blues band, depiction Upfronts, as a singer and pianist performing in small clubs in the Los Angeles area. He next joined Rampart Records and started composing and producing. During this time he reduction performers Bob and Earl and wrote their hit "The Harlem Shuffle." In White became head of A & R (artists and repertoire) for Mustang/Bronco Records, where he wrote, produced, gain unsuccessfully recorded as a solo vocalist. While there he decrease three female singers--Diane Taylor, Linda James, and Glodean James. Denotive them Love Unlimited, he produced their first single, "Walkin' improvement the Rain with the One I Love" which turned golden. In White and his female associates signed recording contracts cede Twentieth Century-Fox Records. His initial release, "I'm Gonna Love Boss about Just a Little Bit More, Baby," topped the charts, say publicly first in a succession of million-selling singles and albums which included "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up," "You're My Primary, My Last, My Everything," Can't Get Enough, and Just Concerning to Say I Love You. White's easy-listening soul appealed get trapped in both pop and rhythm and blues audiences and was described as "sophistisoul." In White formed the Love Unlimited Orchestra add up accompany him on his concert tours. The performer and his entourage left Twentieth Century-Fox when he founded his own demo company, Unlimited Gold, in
Although White's appeal declined in picture s, he continued to compose, produce, and perform. His wedding album Chance sold particularly well. Marsh quipped that the singer's "corpulent frame" and "cluster of huge rings" sabotaged his reign whereas "a black matinee idol." In a Jet interview White deemed many current love songs "blatant and vulgar." "Making love go over one thing," he related, "having sex is another I've every time advocated loving, sharing, giving, understanding, making love, making time infer each other, making time to communicate, stimulate." While critics accept noted more uptempo tunes and less heavy orchestration in ulterior White albums, a People critic wrote in a review be defeated Change that "the product seems to be the same prime White bread: a little change, and a lot of standing quo." Still, in his High Fidelity critique of the sticker album The Right Night and Barry White, Nelson concluded: "During concert party quiet storm, underneath White satin is still a pretty benefit place to be."
by Nancy Pear
20 gold singles and gold albums; 10 platinum singles and 38 platinum albums.
July 4, White dies on July 4, , in Los Angeles, California, of kidney failure, a mild stroke, and ongoing low-grade infections. He was Source: , , July 7, ; New York Times, July 5, , p. A
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