Barry White Good-bye.

[Borderstone]

The very 1st artist to have a #1 disco song with the instrumental,"Love's Theme" who conducted the Love Unlimted Orchestra on that song and "Satin Soul" as well as producer for the female trio Love Unlimited,Mr. Barry White,passed on from liver failure last friday July 4th at age 58. Barry White also had the #1 song Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe also in 1974. He went on to have 11 more top 40 hits,3 of them in the '90s. Those 3 include,"Secret Garden" w/other R&B singers,the top 20 hit,"Practice What You Preach" and in 1999 he slipped in at #40 with,"Staying Power." He would've been 59 come Sept. 12th. Rest in Peace,Barry and to quote you,"You're the 1st,the last the everything",in R&B and dance music.

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Borderstone (Also known as,"The B!")

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[brink]

I just found out the Little Eva (Locamotion)also died, she also was 58.

[Borderstone]

These untimely passings this past month are kind of unnerving. It's almost like it was in 1998,when it seemed as if everyday another famous person was "taking their leave". I think this makes almost 10 in less than or just about 30 days. I hope Little Eva is the last for awhile,because along with the blazing heat here in AZ,this is beginning to get me down. Well,tomorrow's another day. Later!

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[Borderstone]

Brink,I finlly found a news article about Little Eva. Her real name is Eva Boyd and she actually passed on April 11th. Like I pretty much state above,this is getting depressing. One last thing on Barry White though,I discovered that he and his wife Goldean (of the trio Love Unlimited) were married July 4th,1974. That's exactly 29 years to the date! That is very eerie. She must be doubly devestated! That's my final statements on this topic,once again,R.I.P Baryy White. There'll never be another like you.

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[The Rez]

Howdy All,

With this new format, the thread about Barry White's death just sorta appeared . . .
at least that's how it seemed to me.

I figure I'd share a few little ditties w/ ya 'bout the Big Man . . .

Waaaaaaaaay back in '65, Barry produced some records for our teenage group
The Rumblers. We'd been tagged w/ the *surf band* handle due to the success of
a record called BOSS. Really, we were just little white kids who'd rather be black. Barry gave us that chance.

When he released sides on Downey Records [California] we were the back-up band. Barry would bring friends in from Watts to sing back-up, so we all flat *cooked* Barry produced some Rumblers sides, too. One in particular - Feel Aw Right - has li' Rez singin, The Rumblers honkin', and Barry beatin' Holy Hell outta the upright grand.

You can hear Barry hollerin' his soon-to-be famous *SOUL BABY SOUL* thru the whole record. Downey Records put it out under Bel Cantos instead of The Rumblers, to get away from the *surf* identity.

Although it charted [low] in England, Feel Aw Right got beat out on Bandstand's Record Roulette thing by *We'll Sing in the Sunshine* Drag . . . no . . . Big Drag!

When sessions were done, I'd usually get the short straw to drive Barry back to Watts. A buddy would pick him up and take him on in. Barry said, "As long as I'm in the car w/ you, you'll be OK. But, a white boy drivin' alone in Watts at 3am aint a good thing."

You can find the records under either The Rumblers or BOSS. An album of 23 tunes [including BOSS thru Barry] is available on Amazon, and those kinda places. The *Barry* stuff and the Rumbers/Bel Cantos stuff is also available thru ACE Records
in England.

ACE recently did another compilation thing called *It Came from the Garge* [Nuggets from Southern California] Alec Palao and I contributed to the liner notes
of the English releases.

So, if ya wanna hear Barry White before he was BARRY WHITE - now you know where to go. We were all 18-19 then. That kid was an inspiration!

Swiped a lot-o-piano licks from him.

Lemme know whatcha think . . .

Rez

PS: Silly Family Remembers:

Mama has still never forgiven Barry for burnin' a hole in her couch w/ his stoggie during a break from rehearsin' in my garage.

Barry bough a '57 DeSoto from my father-in-law [to be] paid him $100 and that's
the last we saw of Barry White. When he hit Big Time he turned his back on
those Roots Times.

That was sad, but it never dimmed the Wonderment of The Music we made together.

He once was a buddy. Go forth w/ Joy and hear the li'l white boys and the big black boy get down! [I still do]

[timetraveler]

It was interesting to see that Mr. White & I share the same birthday. The only differance is the year of birth.

[Borderstone]

Thanks for that addition Rez! I haven't thought of this thread in a long time. very intesting stuff,,thank you,thank you!!

[Patti]

btw, Rex sounds great on the saxophone on that Boss record.