Barry White was a long-time session producer who made himself a featured attraction in the '70s with salacious soul ballads and romantic disco hits.
Say the name Barry White and you'd be hard-pressed to follow it with the name of any other recording artist with such a huge, cross-sectional following. He was at home appearing on Soul Train, guesting with a full band on The Today Show, and appearing in cartoon form in various episodes of The Simpsons. While there was a period when Barry White wasn't releasing records or making the pop charts, he did stay active touring and appearing on other artists' records, including on Quincy Jones' "The Secret Garden (The Seduction Suite)," Regina Belle's "Quiet Time," and rap star Big Daddy Kane's "All of Me." It's surprising to find out that such an illustrious career almost didn't happen because White wasn't interested in being a recording artist.
