Soul singer and record producer Barry White is known to some as 'The Love Walrus', thanks to his romantic records and corpulent size. He's sold around 50 million records and developed a reputation for sultry grooves and his distinctive voice, lower and deeper than any similar singer.
As a record producer he nurtured the Love Unlimited Orchestra, and eventually swapped the mixing desk for the microphone when he couldn't find an appropriate male singer for one of their songs. He launched a solo career and continued to work with the Orchestra, writing and producing for them, and occasionally singing. One of his compositions was "Love's Theme", which was a No.1 pop hit in 1974. Not only was it one of the first ever instrumentals to top the charts, it was also one of the very first disco hits. White's solo hits included: "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" (pop No.3 in 1973), "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (pop No.7 and No.1 in 1974), "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" (pop No.2, No.1 in the UK in 1975), and "You See the Trouble with Me" (UK No.2 in 1976).
Barry White died of renal failure in July 2003, he was 58.
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