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Soul seducer Barry White put out a string of hits during the disco heyday of the s that redefined the term "romantic" music. Though White was born in Galveston, Texas, in , he and his younger brother, Darryl, grew up in a single—parent household in the rough South—Central neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. He was a talented musician from an early age, playing piano on a hit record called "Goodnight My Love" from Jesse Belvin when he was just eleven, and directing the choir at his Baptist church in his teens.

Lured by street life, he spent seven months in a juvenile—detention lock—up at age 16 for stealing tires. One day while there, however, he heard the Elvis Presley song, "It's Now or Never," and felt as if the song was a message urging him to turn his life around, which he did from that day forward. His brother never managed to extricate himself, and died years later in a senseless shooting in the same Los Angeles neighborhood.

Reflecting back on his own good fortune, White liked to say that he had been "born under a sign named blessed," according to People. As a young man, White sang in a soul outfit called the Upfronts, and served as songwriter, arranger, and producer for a number of other minor bands of the era.

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Two solo tracks released under the name Barry Lee failed to catch on, and thereafter White concentrated on his career as a talent scout for the Mustang and Bronco record labels. Offered a solo deal, White was initially wary about performing again, but headed back into the studio anyway. White spoke in his bottomless bass and crooned the reassuring sentiments" of his love songs.

And though White's "canyon—deep, butter—smooth vocals emphasized his songs' sexually charged verbal fore-play," noted a CNN. During the course of his long career in the music business, White earned an astounding gold albums, 41 of which also attained platinum status. After disco died out, his fame did for a time as well, but he was a respected figure nonetheless who was tapped to produce Marvin Gaye's next album just days before the former Motown star was slain in His past hits were mined for the popular Ally McBeal television series, and he even appeared as himself on an episode of the show.

A record, Staying Power, earned him two long—awaited Grammy awards. An immense man, White suffered from high blood pressure, and his health declined.