Barry White was a popular singer, known for his unique voice and for delivering hits such as “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” and “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything.”

He has been touted as one of the most successful artists of all time because of his contribution to music and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after his death.

White remains a popular icon even now and is often remembered for his love ballads and his identity as the singer who so openly celebrated love through his art and music.

However, White’s life wasn’t easy, and he came from humble beginnings, climbing the ladder on his own steam and working hard to achieve success in a notoriously cutthroat industry.

In his autobiography, Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love, he wrote, “If I’ve produced some music that strikes a chord in the fine-tuned land of people’s emotions, so be it. In that sense, my music is great, a special gift that allows me to create a more perfect world than real life. It takes us all out of the lives we live, into the fantasies of our dreams.”

Barry White was born in Texas on September 12, 1944. He spent a large part of his childhood in Los Angeles and saw some tough times as a kid. According to his 1999 autobiography, Love Unlimited: Insights on Life and Love, the musician grew up in a small home with his mother and siblings. White and his brother became involved in local gangs and often got into trouble, much to the disappointment of their mother.