Barry White was born Barry Eugene Carter on September 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas, United States.
His father was Melvin A White, and his mother was Sadie Marie Carter. His parents never married, so his mother gave him her surname. However, he later took on the last name of his father.
Barry grew up in Los Angeles, California. He also had one sibling: his brother Darryl was 13 months younger.
Barry White’s voice deepened suddenly when he was 14 years old.
He later recalled: “during my childhood, I had a normal squeaky kid voice. Then as a teenager, that completely changed. My mother cried because she knew her baby boy had become a man.”
Barry had a vocal range of approximately F1-E5 and had a bass-baritone voice.
Barry White was first married to his childhood sweetheart, named as just Mary in his autobiography when he was 19. They separated in 1969 and later divorced.
In 1974, Barry married singer Glodean James. The couple duetted on the 1981 album Barry & Glodean. They were thought to have divorced in 1988, but they were still legally married until Barry’s death in 2003.
Barry White children: Meet Barry White Jr., Darryl White, Shaherah White, Brigette White, Denise White, Nina White, Melva White
On November 18, 1962, Barry married his sweetheart Betty Smith, but they eventually divorced after having 4 children together.
He then married Glodean Beverly Jame of the band ‘Love Unlimited’ in 1974 and they were married until 2003, although they were estranged for much of the years when Katherine Denton became his girlfriend.
White fathered nine children-Barry White Jr., Melva White, Nina White, and Darryl White from his first marriage.
Later he had Shaherah White and Bridgett White from his marriage to Glodean White. Denise White formerly known as Dennis Donnell is also White’s son from his relationship with Gurtha Allen. Details of her other 2 children are unknown.
Meanwhile, Katherine Denton, his estranged girlfriend gave birth to a baby girl four weeks before his death and claimed it was hers. But then his claims were silenced by the result of a paternity test which was presented in court.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
