Barry White (born September 12, 1944, Galveston, Texas, USA - died July 4, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American R&B singer whose smooth, deep baritone set the standard for romantic crooners for years to come. He died after a lengthy battle with numerous health problems. He was 58.
(August 1999) Cancelled about one month of tour dates due to "exhaustion".
His daughter with Glodean White , named Brigette, was featured on an episode of "A Baby Story" on TLC, having her third child, Jason, with husband Jeff. They also have a daughter named Brittany and a son named Justin.
Parodied by Chevy Chase (as "Very White") in a first-season episode of "Saturday Night Live" .
Had a beard since he was 13 years old.
None of his children are as big as he was.
Had been almost 6 4" since he was 14 years old.
Changed his last name from Carter to "White" when he first met his father.
Ranked #78 on VH1s 100 Sexiest Artists.
"Loves Theme" (which he recorded with the Love Unlimited Orchestra) was used by ABC Sports for many years as the theme music for its golf coverage.
Father of Barry White Jr. , Melva, Nina and Darryl (born 1966) from his first marriage to "Betty White" - Father of Shaherah White or Brigette from his marriage to Glodean White.
90ties, was impersonated by Piet Paulusma on the "Playbackshow". Hosted by: Hennie Huisman.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 568-569. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6914 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 12, 2013.
Posthumously inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame on September 20, 2004.
Passed away on his 29th wedding anniversary to Glodean White.
The American professional wrestler Super Dragon (Daniel Lyon ) calls one of his finishing moves the Barry White Driver. What Barry White ever had to do with dropping people on their heads was never explained.
Friends with Jermaine Jackson , Wink Martindale , and Muhammad Ali.
His remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered by his family off the California coast.
In the fall of 1995, White was admitted to a hospital as result of high blood pressure.
In September 2002, White was hospitalized with kidney failure attributed to chronic diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure.
White was overweight for most of his adult life-weight 375 pounds (170 kg) according to Casey Kasem and suffered from related health problems.
While undergoing dialysis and awaiting kidney transplant in May 2003, White suffered stroke, which force to retire from public life. At around 9:30 a.m. in the morning. White died at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a,beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was,the star.
One preacher turned me on, another turned me off.
I try to tell a story musically in a song.
As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was,a time I believed every word spoken.
I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I,said, Never again.
The whole system of society tells you what to do.
People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird.
When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the,Bible like the back of my hand.
No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled,to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine,in another.
Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and,Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the,detectives, licking their chops. Thought they had me. Two weeks later,the cat came out of a coma and told the truth. I was innocent.
Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong.
Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
