Barry White died today :( - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

KeyserSoze · 07-04-2003, 09:08 PM

Another big loss in the music world. I know most did not really listen to Barry but I enjoyed his music.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../obit_white_12

I say we all pop in a Barry CD and grab your partner or partners and fuck like rabbits in his memory....he would have wanted it that way.

So long Barry and thanks for the music

human · 07-04-2003, 09:15 PM

Amen, been blasting his tunes all day, my poor subwoofer is gonna melt soon.

Goddamn, I wish I had that voice.

spectre · 07-04-2003, 09:15 PM

For those who don't like clicking links:
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R&B Singer Barry White Dies at 58
By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES - Velvet-voiced R&B crooner Barry White (news), whose lush baritone and throbbing musical compositions oozed sex appeal on songs like "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe," died Friday. He was 58.

White, who had kidney failure from years of high blood pressure, had been undergoing dialysis and had been hospitalized since a September stroke. He died about 9:30 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said his manager, Ned Shankman.

His canyon-deep, butter-smooth vocals emphasized his songs' sexually charged verbal foreplay, like on 1975's "Love Serenade," which began with White purring: "I want you the way you came into the world, I don't want to feel no clothes ..."

The heavyset musician enjoyed three decades of fame for songs like "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me."

Although his popularity peaked with several disco hits in the 1970s, White's music was introduced to a new generation by sample-hungry rappers. He received belated recognition for his work in 2000 when he won his first two Grammys (news - web sites), for best male and traditional R&B vocal performance for the song "Staying Power."

Don Cornelius, founder of the "Soul Train" TV show, remembered White as "a true master."

"There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever," Cornelius said. "It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything."

Cornelius said White's lyrics were directed toward his second wife, Glodean James.

"Love was a very important aspect of his life," Cornelius said. "He had this tremendous love for the lady. He wasn't just singing for your mate and your bedroom, he was singing and writing for his own bedroom."

Sam Moore (news) of 1960s soul band Sam and Dave said no one will ever take the place of Barry White.

"He didn't have to do like the average, jumping all over the stage. He could just stand there with his big orchestra and he could just mesmerize," Moore said.

When Cornelius visited White in the hospital two months ago, the singer was almost completely incapacitated.

"The man really suffered," Cornelius said. "At times he was full of tubes. If it wasn't for the fact that he was an abnormally strong man, he would've been gone a long time ago."

Born Sept. 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas, to a single mother, White and his younger brother, Darryl, spent most of their childhood in south central Los Angeles. He said he had a lifelong love for music. During his early teenage years, he began singing in a Baptist church choir and was quickly promoted to director.

In 1990, White told Ebony magazine that his voice changed overnight from the squeaky tones of a preadolescent to the rumbling bass that made him famous.

"It scared me and my mother when I spoke that morning," he said. "It was totally unexpected. My chest rattled. I mean vibrations. My mother was staring at me, and I was staring at her. The next thing I knew, her straight face broke into a beautiful smile. Tears came down her face and she said, 'My son's a man now.'"

He was jailed at age 16 for stealing tires, a punishment he credited with helping him straighten out his life and dedicate his efforts to music.

White joined the Upfronts soul group as bass singer and cut six singles. For several years, he stayed away from performing and focused on work behind the scenes as a songwriter and producer.

He married a childhood sweetheart, identified only as Mary in his autobiography, and fathered four children with her before they separated in 1969 and later divorced.

White discovered the female trio Love Unlimited — which included his future second wife, James — and produced their million-selling 1972 single "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love."

The next year, White returned to performing with the song "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby," which topped the R&B chart and hit No. 3 on the pop chart.

He is credited by some for helping launch the disco phenomenon with his orchestral "Love's Theme" in 1973, which he conducted with his group, The Love Unlimited Orchestra.

In 1974, his album "Can't Get Enough" climbed to the top of the pop charts on the strength of the signature hits "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything."

That year he also married James. The couple had four children together and collaborated on the 1981 album "Barry & Glodean," which featured the songs "I Want You" and "You're the Only One for Me." They divorced in 1988, but he said they always remained good friends.

White suffered a family tragedy in 1983 when his brother, Darryl, was shot and killed in a dispute with a neighbor over change from a $20 bill. In his 1999 autobiography, "Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love," White said music likely spared him a similar fate.

After working on more than a dozen albums in the 1970s, his career waned over the next decade as he attempted small comebacks with the albums "The Right Night & Barry White" (1987) and "The Man is Back!" (1989.)

He enjoyed a larger resurgence with 1994 album "The Icon Is Love," and his ballad "Practice What You Preach" became his first No. 1 hit in 17 years. Toward the end of the 1990s, his songs were regularly featured on the Fox comedy series "Ally McBeal (news - Y! TV)" and he made an appearance on the show as himself.

His single "Staying Power," off a 1999 album of the same name, won White two Grammys and proved he hadn't tamed his libidinous lyrics. "Put on my favorite dress, the one that oozes sexiness," he cooed in the title track's opening lines.

That year White's chronic blood pressure forced him to cancel several live performances with the group Earth, Wind & Fire and he was briefly hospitalized.

White's survivors include eight children, grandchildren, and his companion Catherine Denton.
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KeyserSoze · 07-04-2003, 09:22 PM

Thanks Spectre I knew I forgot something

Human I too have been playing the Barry since I got home. I hope my neighbors are enjoing it

he did have one of hell of a come fuck me voice

bundy · 07-04-2003, 09:23 PM

RIP Barry White, you were a god for all lovers.
thanks for the music you left.

YourNeverThere · 07-04-2003, 11:39 PM

i gave one of his records to a friend on his wedding day nine months ago, and surprise! a baby!

Phaenx · 07-04-2003, 11:43 PM

It's getting to be quite a trend to die in 2003, noone get any ideas now =).

juanvaldes · 07-05-2003, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KeyserSoze
I say we all pop in a Barry CD and grab your partner or partners and fuck like rabbits in his memory....he would have wanted it that way.

Done and done.

Ratman · 07-05-2003, 02:50 AM

There's some Barry on almost every mix cd I burn. I am sad.

paddyjoe · 07-05-2003, 05:16 AM

We'll probably never hear another voice like his.

[IMG]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RADOAlYUvbZn1nPgSUoo1gH5nk8uP3btOXu1RPxnt*s3EeOqwb5*WW4fI2f6cj28FGrj4Pyhk7TXaPIyjlBNGrYEAi4m4fwnJLWCq3O35mo/BarryW025.jpg?dc=4675429003646962247[/IMG]

R.I.P.

Cynthetiq · 07-05-2003, 07:34 AM

I guess VH1 is going to be putting on a lot of Barry White in the next few days....

KWSN · 07-05-2003, 09:01 AM

As soon as I heard the story, I missed him already.

There truly will never be a voice like his again, or a power in any musician to get people "in the mood" the way he did (except maybe Dire Straits). He will truly be missed. RIP.

Destrox · 07-05-2003, 09:48 AM

I read this on CNN this morning doing my daily readings

Mr.White and the influential jazz artist Herbie Mann @ 73 in the same week.

THis is not the week for music.

KWSN · 07-05-2003, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Destrox
THis is not the week for music.

Or the entire entertainment industry in general... first Katharine Hepburn, then Herbie Mann, then Barry White... damn.

Lebell · 07-05-2003, 11:08 AM

Sigh,

We've lost some greats this week, to be sure.

RIP Barry.

World's King · 07-05-2003, 11:14 AM

Damn.

*bows head*

enjoyduff · 07-05-2003, 12:04 PM

Rest in peace, my man...he definitely gave more to this world than he took.

LittleOralAnnie · 07-05-2003, 01:12 PM

Smooth sensual voice, his music will live on though his presence will be missed.

MikeyChalupa · 07-05-2003, 01:23 PM

I got so much soul, I make Barry white.

Sad news indeed.

-Mikey

oblar · 07-05-2003, 03:40 PM

he truly had a wonderous voice..

we will all miss you, but always be thankful that you left us with your songs.

*bows head*

crow_daw · 07-05-2003, 06:35 PM

Damn Bones, lol.
But seriously, Barry was the man, the king, although I think he did share the throne with Marvin.
RIP

CmC918 · 07-05-2003, 06:39 PM

RIP he will be missed.

<3

KeyserSoze · 07-05-2003, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KWSN
Or the entire entertainment industry in general... first Katharine Hepburn, then Herbie Mann, then Barry White... damn.

Don't forget Buddy Hackett. He kept me in stitches

...heaven received some true all stars this week

God Bless them all

KWSN · 07-05-2003, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by crow_daw
But seriously, Barry was the man, the king, although I think he did share the throne with Marvin.
RIP

Hmm... yeah, you have a point there.

Guess that leaves the most soulful man alive to be Isaac Hayes.

It'd be a damn shame to lose him too...

Glad-I-Ate-Her · 07-05-2003, 08:22 PM

Barry White "the maestro!!" He will live long in his music. He wrote, composed, arranged, and played some of the instruments in his songs. A true genuis.

I heard once that he was blamed for a baby boom in the 70's!

Glad

Ninja · 07-05-2003, 10:41 PM

aww man so sad

heyal256 · 07-06-2003, 06:06 AM

This is really sad news. He will be missed along with everyone else who we lost this week.

Elmo123abc · 07-06-2003, 07:23 AM

ive got one of his CDs his voice is so low and relaxed its good stuff

Tardman · 07-06-2003, 10:42 AM

a sad day for lovers of deep bass

07-04-2003, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
KeyserSoze Psycho Location: Lost Angeles	Barry White died today :( Another big loss in the music world. I know most did not really listen to Barry but I enjoyed his music. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp.../obit_white_12 I say we all pop in a Barry CD and grab your partner or partners and fuck like rabbits in his memory....he would have wanted it that way. So long Barry and thanks for the music __________________ THERE IS NO KEYSER SOZE!!

07-04-2003, 09:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	For those who don't like clicking links: <hr> R&B Singer Barry White Dies at 58 By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES - Velvet-voiced R&B crooner Barry White (news), whose lush baritone and throbbing musical compositions oozed sex appeal on songs like "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe," died Friday. He was 58. White, who had kidney failure from years of high blood pressure, had been undergoing dialysis and had been hospitalized since a September stroke. He died about 9:30 a.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said his manager, Ned Shankman. His canyon-deep, butter-smooth vocals emphasized his songs' sexually charged verbal foreplay, like on 1975's "Love Serenade," which began with White purring: "I want you the way you came into the world, I don't want to feel no clothes ..." The heavyset musician enjoyed three decades of fame for songs like "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me." Although his popularity peaked with several disco hits in the 1970s, White's music was introduced to a new generation by sample-hungry rappers. He received belated recognition for his work in 2000 when he won his first two Grammys (news - web sites), for best male and traditional R&B vocal performance for the song "Staying Power." Don Cornelius, founder of the "Soul Train" TV show, remembered White as "a true master." "There was no match for Barry White. His music is just going to live forever," Cornelius said. "It's not limited to disco or soul or hip-hop or anything." Cornelius said White's lyrics were directed toward his second wife, Glodean James. "Love was a very important aspect of his life," Cornelius said. "He had this tremendous love for the lady. He wasn't just singing for your mate and your bedroom, he was singing and writing for his own bedroom." Sam Moore (news) of 1960s soul band Sam and Dave said no one will ever take the place of Barry White. "He didn't have to do like the average, jumping all over the stage. He could just stand there with his big orchestra and he could just mesmerize," Moore said. When Cornelius visited White in the hospital two months ago, the singer was almost completely incapacitated. "The man really suffered," Cornelius said. "At times he was full of tubes. If it wasn't for the fact that he was an abnormally strong man, he would've been gone a long time ago." Born Sept. 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas, to a single mother, White and his younger brother, Darryl, spent most of their childhood in south central Los Angeles. He said he had a lifelong love for music. During his early teenage years, he began singing in a Baptist church choir and was quickly promoted to director. In 1990, White told Ebony magazine that his voice changed overnight from the squeaky tones of a preadolescent to the rumbling bass that made him famous. "It scared me and my mother when I spoke that morning," he said. "It was totally unexpected. My chest rattled. I mean vibrations. My mother was staring at me, and I was staring at her. The next thing I knew, her straight face broke into a beautiful smile. Tears came down her face and she said, 'My son's a man now.'" He was jailed at age 16 for stealing tires, a punishment he credited with helping him straighten out his life and dedicate his efforts to music. White joined the Upfronts soul group as bass singer and cut six singles. For several years, he stayed away from performing and focused on work behind the scenes as a songwriter and producer. He married a childhood sweetheart, identified only as Mary in his autobiography, and fathered four children with her before they separated in 1969 and later divorced. White discovered the female trio Love Unlimited — which included his future second wife, James — and produced their million-selling 1972 single "Walkin' in the Rain With the One I Love." The next year, White returned to performing with the song "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby," which topped the R&B chart and hit No. 3 on the pop chart. He is credited by some for helping launch the disco phenomenon with his orchestral "Love's Theme" in 1973, which he conducted with his group, The Love Unlimited Orchestra. In 1974, his album "Can't Get Enough" climbed to the top of the pop charts on the strength of the signature hits "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything." That year he also married James. The couple had four children together and collaborated on the 1981 album "Barry & Glodean," which featured the songs "I Want You" and "You're the Only One for Me." They divorced in 1988, but he said they always remained good friends. White suffered a family tragedy in 1983 when his brother, Darryl, was shot and killed in a dispute with a neighbor over change from a $20 bill. In his 1999 autobiography, "Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love," White said music likely spared him a similar fate. After working on more than a dozen albums in the 1970s, his career waned over the next decade as he attempted small comebacks with the albums "The Right Night & Barry White" (1987) and "The Man is Back!" (1989.) He enjoyed a larger resurgence with 1994 album "The Icon Is Love," and his ballad "Practice What You Preach" became his first No. 1 hit in 17 years. Toward the end of the 1990s, his songs were regularly featured on the Fox comedy series "Ally McBeal (news - Y! TV)" and he made an appearance on the show as himself. His single "Staying Power," off a 1999 album of the same name, won White two Grammys and proved he hadn't tamed his libidinous lyrics. "Put on my favorite dress, the one that oozes sexiness," he cooed in the title track's opening lines. That year White's chronic blood pressure forced him to cancel several live performances with the group Earth, Wind & Fire and he was briefly hospitalized. White's survivors include eight children, grandchildren, and his companion Catherine Denton. <hr> __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

07-04-2003, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
KeyserSoze Psycho Location: Lost Angeles	Thanks Spectre I knew I forgot something Human I too have been playing the Barry since I got home. I hope my neighbors are enjoing it he did have one of hell of a come fuck me voice __________________ THERE IS NO KEYSER SOZE!!

07-04-2003, 09:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	RIP Barry White, you were a god for all lovers. thanks for the music you left. __________________ Ohayo!!!

07-04-2003, 11:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
YourNeverThere Practical Anarchist Location: Yesterday i woke up stuck in hollywood	i gave one of his records to a friend on his wedding day nine months ago, and surprise! a baby! __________________ The Above post is a direct quote from Shakespeare

07-04-2003, 09:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
human Tilted Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	Amen, been blasting his tunes all day, my poor subwoofer is gonna melt soon. Goddamn, I wish I had that voice.

07-04-2003, 11:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	It's getting to be quite a trend to die in 2003, noone get any ideas now =). __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy

07-05-2003, 02:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Ratman Addict Location: Somewhere... Across the sea...	There's some Barry on almost every mix cd I burn. I am sad. __________________ The difference between theory and reality is that in theory there is no difference. "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." DEVO

07-05-2003, 05:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	We'll probably never hear another voice like his. [IMG]http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RADOAlYUvbZn1nPgSUoo1gH5nk8uP3btOXu1RPxnts3EeOqwb5WW4fI2f6cj28FGrj4Pyhk7TXaPIyjlBNGrYEAi4m4fwnJLWCq3O35mo/BarryW025.jpg?dc=4675429003646962247[/IMG] R.I.P.

07-05-2003, 07:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I guess VH1 is going to be putting on a lot of Barry White in the next few days.... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

07-05-2003, 09:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
KWSN green	As soon as I heard the story, I missed him already. There truly will never be a voice like his again, or a power in any musician to get people "in the mood" the way he did (except maybe Dire Straits). He will truly be missed. RIP. __________________ Your arms are broken!

07-05-2003, 09:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
Destrox Metal and Rock 4 Life Location: Phoenix	I read this on CNN this morning doing my daily readings Mr.White and the influential jazz artist Herbie Mann @ 73 in the same week. THis is not the week for music. __________________ You bore me.... next.

07-05-2003, 11:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Sigh, We've lost some greats this week, to be sure. RIP Barry. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

07-05-2003, 11:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
World's King Here Location: Denver City Denver	Damn. bows head __________________ heavy is the head that wears the crown

07-05-2003, 12:04 PM	#17 (permalink)
enjoyduff Upright	Rest in peace, my man...he definitely gave more to this world than he took.

07-05-2003, 10:41 PM	#26 (permalink)
Ninja Fruit on the Bottom Hope on Top	aww man so sad

07-05-2003, 01:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
LittleOralAnnie Banned	Smooth sensual voice, his music will live on though his presence will be missed.

07-05-2003, 01:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	I got so much soul, I make Barry white. Sad news indeed. -Mikey

07-05-2003, 03:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
oblar Über-Rookie Location: No longer, D.C	he truly had a wonderous voice.. we will all miss you, but always be thankful that you left us with your songs. bows head __________________ "All that we can do is just survive. .All that we can do to help ourselves is stay alive." - Rush

07-05-2003, 06:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
crow_daw Idolator Location: Vol Country	Damn Bones, lol. But seriously, Barry was the man, the king, although I think he did share the throne with Marvin. RIP __________________ "We each have a star, all we have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone who sees it will be blinded." - Earl Simmons

07-05-2003, 06:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
CmC918 Upright Location: UpState NY	RIP he will be missed. <3 __________________ Kthx

07-05-2003, 08:22 PM	#25 (permalink)
Glad-I-Ate-Her Junkie Location: 1 mile from Ground Zero	Barry White "the maestro!!" He will live long in his music. He wrote, composed, arranged, and played some of the instruments in his songs. A true genuis. I heard once that he was blamed for a baby boom in the 70's! Glad __________________ I'm "Glad I Ate Her" because the payback was worth it!!

07-06-2003, 06:06 AM	#27 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	This is really sad news. He will be missed along with everyone else who we lost this week.

07-06-2003, 07:23 AM	#28 (permalink)
Elmo123abc Tilted	ive got one of his CDs his voice is so low and relaxed its good stuff

07-06-2003, 10:42 AM	#29 (permalink)
Tardman Upright	a sad day for lovers of deep bass