Guest WrestlingDeacon Report post Posted May 17, 2003 From Reuters Soul singer Barry White, battling kidney failure since last fall, suffered a new health setback on May 1 with a speech-impairing stroke, his daughter revealed on Friday. The stroke also affected the right side of White's body, but the 58-year-old entertainer is otherwise in "great spirits" as he waits for his condition to stabilize enough to undergo a kidney transplant, daughter Shaheara White told reporters at a news conference in Los Angeles. White's record label, the Island Def Jam Music Group, disclosed in September that he was undergoing dialysis for kidney failure brought on by a history of high blood pressure. "My dad had surgery May 1 to place a catheter in his arm," his daughter said. "He had a stroke ... that affected his speech and the right side of his body, but he is in great spirits." The singer, known for his rich bass vocals and musical love-maestro persona, has provided "the mood" for countless candlelight dinners and late-night trysts with such ballads as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe" and "You're the First, The Last, My Everything." White, a native of Galveston, Texas who grew up in Los Angeles, was honored this week in a resolution adopted by the L.A. City Council to name a recreation center for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Eagan469 Report post Posted May 17, 2003 shit - first Robert Stack dies, now Barry White can't sing odd world we live in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheProdigy Report post Posted May 17, 2003 Damn, this sucks balls. Hopefully Barry gets better. *tosses in Basketball Jones with Barry White feat. Chris Rock* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted May 17, 2003 That sucks, hope he gets better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banky Report post Posted May 17, 2003 shit - first Robert Stack dies, now Barry White can't sing odd world we live in Yea, how wacky. People actually die! Weeeeird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted May 17, 2003 Could he be the third person? I hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Midnight Express83 Report post Posted May 17, 2003 I heard about this a while ago. He had his stroke the same day as Luther Vandross. I hope both get better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted May 17, 2003 Barry White kicks ass. You have to download the audio clip of him recording a commercial and fucking it up. It surprised me because I never expected to hear language like that come from Barry White. I hope him and Luther get better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
