Biography
In the 1960s, Arthu Franklin was called the Queen of Soul, and the throne of the king was empty. One of the most likely challengers was Barry White - the two-time owner of the Grammy Prize, whose works are distinguished by special romanticism and unique, caressing bass-baritone. For 44 years in the music of Barry White recorded 20 albums, 7 of them became gold. To this day, he remains one of the best-selling performers of all time.Childhood and youth
Real Name of the Nonormen King Soyla - Barry Eugene Carter. He was born on September 12, 1944 in Galveston, Texas. His parents Melvin Hey White and Sadei Marie Carter officially did not make out his personal life, which is why in his youth the singer wore the mother's name.
Barry White brought up in Los Angeles, California, with the younger brother Darryl. However, the company of the young man most often amounted to Mine collection of plates - classic, rock and roll and blues. Enjoying the concerts of Franz Peter Schubert and George Friedrich Handel, an American and himself began to play on the piano.
At the age of 14, Barry White "broke" a voice. Later he recalled:
"As a child, I had a normal, typically creaky boyish voice. When I became older, the timbre changed dramatically. My mother even cried, realizing that her baby became a man. "It would be worth focusing at the gift and devote themselves to music, but the White brothers preferred to cultural classes crime. "Hobby" led to the tragedy: 15-year-old Darryl killed members of the opposing street gang, and the 16-year-old Barry was in prison for 4 months beyond theft of tires with Cadillac.
In conclusion, the King of Soul for the first time heard Elvis Presley, whose hit IT's Now or Never, recognizing Barry White, coolly changed his life.
Personal life
Having dropped by clean youth love, Barry White first married 19 years old on his school girlfriend Marie. By that time, they had four children. Spouses pulled a hard straw strap until 1969. Then the scandals began, which logically ended the divorce.In 1974, Barry White was combined with a marriage with Glodin James, participant Love Unlimited. It is reported that the pair was submitted to a divorce in 1988, but at the time of the death of King Sokula singer was formally his wife and wore the name Glodin White.
With the second spouse Barry White also started four children. Shacher's daughter was his personal assistant, and the son of Barry Jr. played in The Love Unlimited Orchestra.
There is a singer and an extramarital child. Denise Donnell was born in 1962 from a certain guiter Allen. Until 1988, the girl did not know about his biological father. Barry White accepted Deniz and helped her to take his surname.
On the DNA of the king of Soula claimed his friend Catherine Denton. Shortly before the death of the beloved, she stated her newborn daughter from Barry White. The test for paternity did not confirm this.
Music
After the liberation from prison, Barry White rose to the right path. The debut single TOO FAR TO TURN AROUND (1960) did not have success, but did not follow the enthusiasm of the young man. He knocked in the doors of Independent Los Angeles labels and offered himself - his voice, his poems, his playing skills on the tools.
In the mid-1960s, Barry White got an expert on Del-Fi Records. Finally, the success was followed - the I Feel Love Comin 'ON created by them for Feliche Comin' on became a hit in the UK. Young talent noted Forward Records from Los Angeles. In 1969, White replenished the ranks of producers of this label.
The best and sole project Barry White - the producer was a maiden group Love Unlimited (from English. "Unlimited love"). The first Walkin 'In The Rain with The One I Love for them, at the end of 1972, hit the 14th place of the Billboard Hot 100 POP and was separated by a million circulation.
White thought far beyond this group. In 1973, he created The Love Unlimited Orchestra out of 40 people. At first, the orchestra served "back vocal", and with the premiere Love's Theme became a full "artist". The song ascended to the top of the Billboard HOT 100 POP.
Barry White was afraid to become a singer. The choice for it did others.
One day, the King of Soul composed for a friend a few ballad. On a personal example, he wanted to show how it is more profitable to expand the emphasis in the text, and ran into anger: a friend did not understand why Barry White with such amazing vocal data himself should not be at the microphone. After long-term disputes, he still made a demo-recording that was reborn into the debut album I'Ve Got So Much to Give (1973).
From the week a week tops Billboard Pop and Billboard R & B headed hits Barry White - Never, Never Gonna Give You Up, All Around The World, recorded with Liza Stansfield, CAN't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe and others. All singles, the albums and clips went out on the 20th Century, in 1979-1983, the King of Soula was recorded on the ONLIMITED GOLD's own label.
In the 1980s, the Era Disco, which belonged to Barry White, began to fade, which, of course, reduced the interest in the work of the singer. Silence was short-lived - after a decade, the world fell into nostalgia. On this wave, Barry White stamped albums, each of which became more successful than the previous one. The brightest star of that time was the 19th Studiography "The Icon Is Love, which took 1st place in the Billboard R & B. The plate was also nominated at the Grammy.
In the nominees "Grammy" name Barry White was mentioned 11 times. Victory brought to him by the album Staying Power (1999), one of the latter in discography. King Soul twice called the best performed by R & B.
Death
Judging by the photos, Barry White was a major man: with growth 192 cm its weight was at least 120 kg. Heavyweight brought a singer with health, especially with blood pressure. In October 1995, he first hit the hospital.The disease has multiplied as a snowball, and rapidly progressed. In August 1999, pressure problems forced Barry White to cancel tour for a month. Three years later, the king of the coal was hospitalized with renal failure caused by chronic diabetes. Then, on the life meter, the singer remained only a few months.
In May 2003, Barry White was taken to a kidney transplant hospital. Being on Dialyze, the singer survived a heavy stroke, which probably served as a catalyst, the main cause of death.
On May 4, 2003, in the Medical Center of Los Angeles, the heart of King Sokula stopped fighting. His remains of cremated, and ash scattered over the California coast.
Barry White managed to shift his biography on the Love Unlimited book page. Her presentation took place in 1999.
Discography
- 1973 - I've Got So Much To Give
- 1974 - CAN't get ENOUGH
- 1975 - Just Another Way to Say I Love You
- 1976 - Is This Whatcha Wont?
- 1977 - Barry White Sings for Someone You Love
- 1978 - My Musical Bouquet
- 1979 - I Love to Sing the Songs i Sing
- 1980 - Sheet Music
- 1981 - Barry & Glodean
- 1982 - Change.
- 1983 - Dedicated
- 1987 - THE RIGHT NIGHT & BARRY WHITE
- 1989 - The Man Is Back!
- 1991 - PUT ME IN YOUR MIX
- 1994 - The Icon Is Love
- 1999 - Staying Power