Barry White is the man who wrote music history as a vocal aphrodisiac. As the King of Soft Soul, he made a name for himself mainly in the 70s and 90s, and his velvety-sonorous bass vibrates in the hearts of the listeners to this date.

The son of a piano teacher, White was born in Texas in 1944 and raised in the rough city of Los Angeles in the 50s, experiences gang crime, discrimination, hatred and violence. In the 60s, he is first hired as a singer and pianist of various R'n'B formations and becomes A&R manager of several record labels. He advances to become a songwriter and producer and finally founds the female success trio "Love Unlimited" in 1969. Their debut album drops like a bomb in 1972.

At the same time, Barry White also establishes himself as a solo artist. He experiences the climax of his career as a writer, producer, singer - one successful hit after the next. His incredibly warm, soulful and expressive voice makes him Mister Love of an entire generation - his lyrics, always about love, sometimes infamous and even close to X-rated, play a big part in how he acquired this title. In defiance of his critics, he founds the "Love Unlimited Orchestra" in the mid-70s, writes the music for 11 albums within 3 years, most of them going gold or even platinum.

Following a rather quiet phase in the 80s, Barry White had his big comeback in the 90s. With new and old songs - remade to fit the current music scene - he gains new popularity and two Grammys in the year 2000 for his album "Staying Power" - the highest award in the music business.

As a heavy-weight man with a resonating body befitting of his voice, Barry White is suffering from diabetes. All of his life, he is fighting the consequences of his high blood pressure and eventually suffers a stroke in May of 2003. Only 2 months later, on July 4, music loses one of the greats of its history: Barry White, celebrated by many as the "Maestro" and a living legend, succumbs to kidney failure at age 58.