Soul singer Barry White has died in Los Angeles aged 58. White suffered kidney failure from years of high blood pressure and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, LA. He had been undergoing dialysis treatment for some time and had been in hospital since last September.
White's music – whether dancefloor disco or slow ballads – oozed seductive sensuality and erotic passion, exemplified in hits like 'You're the First, The Last, My Everything', 'I'm Going To Love You A Little More Baby' and 'It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me'. Despite having his peak in the seventies White remained popular throughout his career and it wasn't until 2000 that he won a Grammy – taking the best male and traditional R&B vocal performance awards for the song 'Staying Power'.