Tuesday, July 18, 2017

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #148: BARRY WHITE. Continues tomorrow.
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200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
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#148
BARRY WHITE
Texan Barry White was born in 1944 and was pivotal in laying the foundation for disco in the late 1960s- early Seventies. After teaching himself to play the piano, the young White made his recording debut aged only 11. Later, he pursued a career in music as an A&R Man for various record labels. This led to production work and the creation of Love Unlimited. The female group enjoyed some success.
 Next, White set his sights on working with a male vocalist. He worked on 3 demos which resulted in his being persuaded to record the songs himself. Barry White, recording artist emerged. His debut album 'I've Got So Much Love To Give' was issued in 1973 and topped the US R&B Album Chart. His next 3 albums repeated that achievement. 
White's singles frequently reached #1 on the Soul Chart. "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love" also topped the US Pop Chart. During this time, he also created the #1 hit "Love's Theme" for his side project Love Unlimited Orchestra. 
By 1977, White had scored 5 Soul Chart #1s. In 1990, he was a guest on "The Secret Garden" from Quincy Jones' album 'Back On The Block'. White collaborated with Isaac Hayes on "Dark And Lovely (You Over There)" in 1992 and with Lisa Stansfield and Chaka Khan in 1999 with "The Longer We Make Love". He topped the Soul Chart one final time in 1994 with "Practice What You Preach".
White's health deteriorated this century. In 2002, he had kidney failure. His trademark seductive deep voice was silenced forever with his passing the following year.   


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149 CARL RISELEY
150 TONI BRAXTON
151 NEIL DIAMOND
152 HALL & OATES
153 LUTHER VANDROSS
154 ERIC CLAPTON
155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER
157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES
160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD
162 GLORIA GAYNOR
163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING
165 MEAT LOAF
166 JAMES REYNE
167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE
169 A-HA
170 GLEN CAMPBELL
171 DIRE STRAITS
172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT
174 ANTHONY CALLEA
175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE
177 MICHAEL BUBLE`
178 TRACY CHAPMAN
179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS
181 LITTLE RIVER BAND
182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES
184 CERRONE
185 MODELS
186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES
188 PETULA CLARK
189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY
191 ART GARFUNKEL
192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN
194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG
195 S CLUB 7
196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES
198 ICEHOUSE
199 LEO SAYER
200 LIZA MINNELLI

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