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Barry White, the R&B singer with a hit-making baritone voice, died Friday, July 4, 2003, according to his manager, Ned Shankman.

He passed away due to kidney failure brought on by years of high-blood pressure. He was 58-years-old.

Barry White - sometimes referred to as "The Walrus of Love" - first came to prominence with hits on Radio during the disco era of the 1970s. White won two Grammy Awards in 2000 for the song "Staying Power" - one for Best Male and one for Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

Barry White's most notable hit songs on Radio include:

1972: "Walking In the Rain With The One I Love"
1973: "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby"
1973: "Love's Theme" for the Love Unlimited Orchestra (written by White)
1974: "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
1974: "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
1977: "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me"
1990: "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)"
1991: "Put Me in Your Mix"
1994: "Practice What You Preach"

Listen to a funny outtake of Barry White trying to record a Radio commercial for an upcoming college event. Some language had to be "bleeped". (RealAudio format)

- Corey Deitz

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