Soul Unlimited - How Barry White Changed Music

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In this final episode, Steven Ivory recalls an eventful meeting with the Artist as a rookie Reporter. Barry bounces back in the mid-90s and Larry Katz (Boston Herald Journalist) interviews the artist just before 'The Icon Is Love' tour. Broadcaster Adrian Goldberg shares his earliest memories of music and his older siblings' influence. Then Simon Bartholomew and Andrew Levy, The Brand New Heavies, weigh in on how White's music has influenced their songwriting and production. Credits: Courtesy of the Larry Katz interviews at Northeastern University Archives and Special Collection.

White explains why a global audience became hooked on his sound. Lisa Stansfield pays tribute in the highest possible fashion. We track White's shift from symphony to synthesizer and his ultimately flawed desicion to sign for CBS. We span languages and continents with Zurisaddái Sastré Castelán's Reale Orchestra from Mexico and Ramon Escale's Messengers Choir from Barcelona.

Barry White explains his rationale for making seductive music. Marvin muscles in on the Bedroom Soul scene. We hear Producer Maggie Ayre's musical memories from childhood. Zoe Rahman, Jazz Pianist, and Steve Cradock (Ocean Colour Scene/Paul Weller) also share personal insight on why White's music chimes with them still today.

Barry pulls no punches in explaining why Black artists get treated less favourably. We hear his views on Isaac Hayes and Heather Small (MPeople) gives her experience of being a Black musician in today's industry.

East Coast Soul is breaking with Philidelphia International rivalling the LA Scene. Composer Thommy Bell teams up with Sir Elton John. But what was happening for Barry White in the UK at this time?

in 1973, Barry's ambition to launch the Love Unlimited Orchestra meets resistance. He creates an Instrumental Thunderbolt which hits number one in the UK and US. All of a sudden he can't stop recording music.

Barry catches the eye of Larry Nunes. He gets his first act, Love Unlimited, a record deal as an A&R executive and goes into the studio to begin recording his own demos.

Barry has a calling to head off to Hollywood in search of his dream. There is civil unrest in south-east LA and Barry makes his first all important connection in the Music industry.