Re: Barry White Dead

Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2003 11:57:09 -0700
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In article <email-address-deleted>, email-address-deleted (Lemonbleu) wrote:
> >
> >Am I just weird? I thought he sounded like a cow mooing. I don't hate
> >him or anything -
>
> Its just not your taste...I loved his deep voice and the strong orchestra
> behind him..pretty strings.
> Rarely have men with bass voices been the lead singers on a song...I adored
> his
> music. And it was all about love and makin' love..what's not to like.
>
> LB
> Keeper of the Lovely and Talented Two-Robert Downey Jr and Hugh Grant, Sooo I
> like a little drama..Laughing and Worrying..
I'm with you on this, Lemonblue!
Barry was the man...
Holland/Dozier/Holland get a lot of play for their orchestrations at
Motown, but (I think) Barry was the first to write and produce soul
music for a *full* orchestra. Barry's song, "Love's Theme," is what got
the ball rolling.
"Love Theme" was never one of my favorites by Barry, but I can't dismiss
the importace of this track and the album it appeared on, "Rhapsody in
White".
Barry's orchestrations helped define the so-called "Smooth" or "Quite
Strom" soul music, while at the same time keeping the "Funk" in the beat
and inspiring muscians like Fela Kuti and Angela Kidjo.
Barry was special.
Meredith