Inspired by Elvis Presley, White released records under his real name, Barry Lee, in the early 1960s and as a band member of the Upfronts, the Atlantics and the Majestics. Tears came down her face and she said, 'My son's a man now'." The next thing I new, her straight face broke into a beautiful smile. My mother was staring at me, and I was staring at her. "It scared me and my mother when I spoke that morning," he said. In 1990, White told Ebony magazine that his voice changed overnight from the squeaky tones of a teenager to the rumbling bass that made him famous. He began singing in a Baptist church choir but was jailed at 16 for stealing tyres, a punishment he credited with helping him straighten out his life and dedicate his efforts to music. The family later moved to south central Los Angeles. He was born in Galveston, Texas in 1944, to a single mother. The big man was often copied - and his sexually-charged verbal foreplay, often parodied, becoming, for his younger fans, affectionately known as the "Love Whale". While being credited by some for launching the disco phenomenon, White remained popular with younger fans as his hits became disco staples. His two biggest hits, Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe and You're The First, The Last, My Everything, were both released in the 1970s - White's era. His unique singing voice, a sexy, husky growl and his seductive, almost cliched lyrics, are instantly distinctive. White had suffered kidney failure from years of high blood pressure. The singer, who will be forever remembered for his gravel-voiced love songs, died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, in Los Angeles, at around 2pm British time today, said his manager, Ned Shankman. The music world was in mourning tonight for American soul legend Barry White, who died at the age of 58.
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