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Barry White first made his mark in the music business in the s as a session musician, even serving for a spell as an A&R man for a small, independent Los Angeles record label. He first hit it big in with a series of albums and singles emphasizing lush orchestrations and elaborate production values, over which he laid down his big bass voice. In and alone, he sold US$16 million worth of records--not only on his own but also as the conductor and composer of instrumental records (as The Love Unlimited Orchestra) and as the primary producer and songwriter of the female vocal trio Love Unlimited (one of whom, Glodean White, became his second wife). was a prolific year for White, during which he composed the score of Together Brothers () and acted in Coonskin ().

After a particularly pronounced fallow period in the s, he rebounded in the s with a series of critically and commercially acclaimed records and he beefed up his presence on TV somewhat with a famous guest appearance on The Simpsons (), a recurring role on Ally McBeal (), and a series of commercials in which he parodied his image and persona.

Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, record producer

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During the mids singer/songwriter Barry White was the undisputed maestro of sensual soul music. Growling seductive lyrics in a deep, husky voice backed by lush orchestration, White produced a string of hit songs during the decade, with titles such as I&#x;m Gonna Love You Just a Little Bit More, Baby, I&#x;ll Do Anything You Want Me To, and I&#x;m Qualified to Satisfy. His repetitive melodies and danceable rhythms were major influences on the disco music that emerged later in the decade; with his piece Love Unlimited Orchestra he produced the prognostic disco hit Love&#x;s Theme in The multifaceted White frequently wrote, arranged, and produced for other performers as well as himself; by the time his popularity as a singer had waned in the late seventies, his musical talents had earned him more than one hundred million dollars in worldwide record sales. Before Teddy Pendergrass&#x;s snarl, Luther Vandross&#x;s arpeggios and Michael Jackson&#x;s hiccups, there was Barry White&#x;s deep, smooth moan, High Fide