Norwegian adds two shows to Epic lineup Nov 7, 2009
Legends in Concert impersonators include Elvis Presley, who Brigner said is the most popular, Cher, Barry White, Marilyn Monroe, Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., the Supremes and Michael Jackson. "We see a spike in interest in our legends once the real star has passed away," Brigner said, with Jackson being the most recent example. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Top Obama fundraisers get posts Oct 29, 2009
By Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY WASHINGTON More than 40% of President Obama's top-level fundraisers have secured posts in his administration, from key executive branch jobs to diplomatic postings in countries such as France, Spain and the , a USA TODAY analysis finds. Twenty of the 47 fundraisers that Obama's campaign identified as collecting more than $500,000 have been named to government positions, the analysis found. (USA Today)
Switch by radio station cut a vital link for many Oct 28, 2009
On Monday evening, as I started my commute home, I was surprised to hear a Barry White song on my favorite radio station. It struck me because I listen religiously, every morning and night, to Viva 105. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
George Wendt Pens Book Oct 24, 2009
I could have written a poem or a Barry White love song or something like this, but I opted for the book instead. Drinking With George: A Barstool Professional s Guide to Beer is a cross between a love letter to beer and Wendt s memoir. (Fox News)
Shankman Takes 'Rock of Ages' Oct 20, 2009
And his father was a music manager whose clients included Barry White, so Shankman feels he knows the world. I had the best time of my life making `Hairspray and badly wanted another musical, and when I watched `Rock of Ages, I was struck by the fact that not only had much of the audience seen it more than once, every guy in the audience knew the words to the songs, Shankman said. (Variety)
Reliving the world of 'Ally McBeal' Oct 8, 2009
Flockhart appeared on the cover of Time magazine -- next to Susan B. Anthony, Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem -- with the headline "Is Feminism Dead?" The show also reignited interest in R&B veteran Barry White, with Cage, known as "the Biscuit," lip-synching his music. Shepard, best known for the "McBeal" theme song "Searchin' My Soul," credits the show with launching her musical career. (CNN)
Darth Vader voices scare young girls but they get to love them Sep 16, 2009
The St Andrews University study found the fear soon changes to curiosity at puberty, when they are drawn to deep tones such as soul singer Barry White. Psychologists found teenager girls had strong preferences for boys who sounded most like the so-called Walrus of Love. (BBC News -- Health)
10 acts vie for `America's Got Talent' title Sep 15, 2009
Hasselhoff picked the Texas Tenors, a trio of cowboy-hat-wearing men from Houston, as "the front-runner to win this competition." Morgan, meanwhile, deemed Lawrence Beamen of California "the new Barry White.". They'll put their vocal skills up against the comedy of Grandma Lee of Jacksonville, Fla. (Concord Monitor)
It Happened This Week: Sept. 7-14 Sep 9, 2009
Record Review by Harry Rempe showed "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka as the most popular single, followed by 'I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton, "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus, "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim, "Leaving It All Up to You" by Donnie and Marie Osmond, "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White, "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston, "The Night Chicago Died," by Paper Lace, "You and Me Against the World" by Helen Reddy," and "Then Came You" by Dianne Warwick. The... (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Can't get Enough of Barry White: Legendary Maestro's 65th Celebrated With Number Ones Greatest Hits Collection and 5-Disc Unlimited Rarities Box Set Sep 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry White's deep, mesmerizing voice, romantic rhythms and satiny late-night love songs elevated the singer-songwriter-producer into a global icon. In celebration of his phenomenal career, Hip-O/UMe in association with the Barry White estate will release , his first-ever collection of No. 1 hits, on September 15, 2009, three days after what would have been his 65th birthday (Sept ... At the same time, his classic "Love's Theme" from Love Unlimited Orchestra,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Strange Turn-ons Aug 22, 2009
Nice deep voice (you don t have to be Barry White, but sound like a man. Nice cologne Great kisser Kind eyes (I m not into the intense, killer thing) Intelligence Quirky sense of humor Nicely shaped butt, but not a big, high one like Arsenio Hall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Brad Molloy: Just hang up and drive Aug 10, 2009
And speaking of radios, just because your stereo has more bass than Barry White doesn't mean that when a good song comes on that you're suddenly on a dance floor. Pay attention to your driving, because I don't feel like doing the fender bender tango. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Stroke: One Disease, Two Effects Jul 25, 2009
Actor Kirk Douglas, Cuban leader Fidel Castro and singer Barry White are among high profile men who have suffered a stroke. Women are likewise at risk for stroke and, as they age, their outcomes are often worse than their male counterpart s. Hurn thinks the outcomes phenomenon may be because women are typically older than men when a stroke occurs. (Science Daily)
* Londons musicals: intimate or outsize? Jul 13, 2009
This allows the composer Alan Menken to whip up homages to vintage disco and soul performers (Barry White, the Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer) and wistful, music-box ballads like the ones he wrote for The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. It all feels woefully secondhand, despite those phalanxes of brightly robed, twirling nuns, urged to shake it like youre Mary Magdalene, led by an earnest Patina Miller in the Goldberg role. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Former Ellensburg businessman soars to fame on TV Jun 26, 2009
Barry White s song Can t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe played in the background. And it wasn t long before they got a loud buzz from Piers Morgan, one of the show s three judges. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Laughing with Patty Ross Jun 19, 2009
Have you never been spoken to by a woman who sounds like Barry White before. The deep-voiced comic and motivational speaker was nominated for an American Comedy Award for best female guest star in a sitcom for a Roseanne appearance, regularly performs in Vegas, and brings her wit and perspective to town this weekend. (Boston Globe)
Kenny G to smooth the way at Playboy Jazz Fest (1) Jun 17, 2009
"He also started listening to jazz artists like Dexter Gordon and Cannonball Adderley. He got a sideman gig with rhythm and blues guru Barry White and his Love Unlimited Orchestra and eventually was signed with Clive Davis' Arista Records, the label that represented him for 25 years. Between 1986 and 1996, four of his albums with Arista sold multi-platinum.So why, after selling more than 75 million albums with Arista, did he move to Concord Records?"Basically, I wanted to do something new,"... (Malibu Times, CA)
Foodies Feast bucks trend, builds business Jun 16, 2009
So any bands who would come in we d cook for on a daily basis, like the Tragically Hip, the Gypsy Kings, Barry White, ZZ Top. You name it It was a fun job, tiring but a great job. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Eight classic acts that still rock May 22, 2009
Despite having songs written for them by Al Kooper, Barry White and Gene Pitney, the Banana Splits on record without the visuals soon lost its a-peel. The Hardy Boys (1969). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
My readers write: The worst ads on TV Apr 7, 2009
In it, yet another angry, fit woman opens her freezer to be serenaded by her carton of chocolate ice cream that, of course, sounds like Barry White, crooning "Aw, baby, yeah! C'mon! Have some of my sexual chocolate!" (Enough boring racial stereotypes: How do we know that chocolate doesn't speak Chinese. Little Miss Defcon 2 slams the door and has a bowl of cereal sparsely decorated with minute shavings of what looks like spoor of some kind. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Barry Minniefield (14) Mar 17, 2009
"I'm also thinking about putting a show together, a "tribute" to Luther Vandross, Barry White and a few others of that caliber.". insights. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Not Your Average Latte Feb 22, 2009
They usually lasted exactly as long as whatever Barry White song was playing on the sound system. Charles P. Pierce. (Boston Globe)
VH1 Celebrates African-Americans With 'Black To Future' Feb 21, 2009
On tap a look at music from Barry White to Beyonce and on TV roster that checks in on Roots and The Jeffersons. The special also will look reminisce about Michael Jackson's white glove became an instant fashion sensation, when Michael Jordan became the greatest basketball player and on Barack Obama's election as America's first African-American president. (Multichannel News)
