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Barry White
Background information
Birth name	Barry Eugene Carter
Born	( 1944-09-12 ) September 12, 1944 Galveston, Texas , U.S.
Died	July 4, 2003 (2003-07-04) (aged 58) Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Genres	Soul Funk Disco R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Record producer Arranger
Instruments	Piano Keyboards Vocals Drums
Years active	1972?2003
Labels	20th Century Records Unlimited Gold Records Casablanca A&M Eagle Records

Barry Eugene White (born September 12, 1944 ? died July 4, 2003) was an American soul singer and songwriter. White was known for his rich bass voice. ^{[1] [2]} He won two Grammy Awards . ^[1]

White was African American . He was born in Galveston, Texas and grew up in Los Angeles , California. ^[3]

He died on July 4, 2003 of kidney failure ^[1] and was cremated . His ashes were scattered by the California coast. ^{[ source? ]}

Albums [ change | change source ]

Barry White released 19 studio albums during his career:

References [ change | change source ]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pareles, Jon (5 July 2003). "Barry White, Voice of Seduction, Dies at 58" . The New York Times .
2. ↑ Ollison, Rashod (7 July 2003). "Barry White was the voice of romance" . The Baltimore Sun . ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. ↑ "Obituary: Barry White" . BBC News . 4 July 2003.

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