...Barry White. He left us in 2003, but what a rich legacy this 5X-Grammy winner gave us. I saw him in the '70s at the Westchester Premiere Theatre and the first clip below, "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" kind of recreates the scene that night and what must have been every night globally in the '70s and beyond for Barry. He was a big man and his lyrics were a bit explicit for that time--but, for sure, not by today's rap standards. The difference is he had a real groove. I remember the huge orchestra he toured with--the Love Unlimited Orchestra--and that most members were white, but the front line, the groove line, was all African-American, and they made it happen. "Love's Theme", an instrumental, was a monster hit for Barry in 1974, and was soon followed up by many hits, but the aforementioned "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe", also in '74, was his vocal breakthrough and set the pace for the rest of his career. His popularity waned after the disco era came to a close, but he had a major comeback in the '90s with his record, "Icon Of Love" and his music was featured on the TV show, "Ally McBeal". But, let's step back in time to perhaps a simpler era and enjoy Mr. Barry White.
"Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe" (try to ignore subtitles):
"Let The Music Play"
"Never Gonna Give You Up" (lip-sync'd, but who cares!):
"You're The First, My Last, My Everything"
Porter Tubb
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