Barry White
USA, 1960–2003
American singer, songwriter and producer (1944–2003) with an unmistakable deep bass-baritone. Through his own lush ballads and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, he built a symphonic soul sound of sweeping strings and slow grooves that became a template for orchestral disco.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Barry White and 2 artists Barry White influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Barry White?
- Isaac Hayes — White's symphonic soul — sweeping strings over slow grooves and spoken seductions — followed the orchestral template Isaac Hayes established with Hot Buttered Soul.
Which artists did Barry White influence?
- Cerrone — Cerrone's lush, string-laden disco was built on the orchestral-soul model of Barry White and his Love Unlimited Orchestra.
- Village People — The Village People's records, produced by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, worked in the lush, string-laden orchestral disco idiom pioneered by Barry White.