I really hated this news. Let's hope they can find a matching kidney and that he recovers. What was your favorite BW tune?
Singer Barry White undergoing dialysis, awaits kidney
Thursday, September 26, 2002 Posted: 1:26 PM EDT (1726 GMT)
White had suffered kidney failure.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/26/barry.white.reut/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Soul singer Barry White, battling kidney failure brought on by years of high blood pressure, is undergoing dialysis and is hoping to receive a kidney transplant, his record label said Wednesday.
At the request of White's family, no details about his condition were disclosed, and it was not revealed whether he was hospitalized or living at home while receiving treatment on an out-patient basis.
"Doctors confirm that Barry White has a history of hypertension (high blood pressure), which has led to a decline of kidney function," according to a statement from Island Def Jam Music Group. "He has started a course of maintenance dialysis therapy. Once stabilized, he will be a candidate for a kidney transplant."
A spokeswoman at the label said White had suffered kidney failure.
The hefty 58-year-old performer, 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."
He won the first two Grammys of his 40-year career 2 1/2 years ago for the album "Staying Power."
Singer Barry White undergoing dialysis, awaits kidney
Thursday, September 26, 2002 Posted: 1:26 PM EDT (1726 GMT)
White had suffered kidney failure.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/26/barry.white.reut/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Soul singer Barry White, battling kidney failure brought on by years of high blood pressure, is undergoing dialysis and is hoping to receive a kidney transplant, his record label said Wednesday.
At the request of White's family, no details about his condition were disclosed, and it was not revealed whether he was hospitalized or living at home while receiving treatment on an out-patient basis.
"Doctors confirm that Barry White has a history of hypertension (high blood pressure), which has led to a decline of kidney function," according to a statement from Island Def Jam Music Group. "He has started a course of maintenance dialysis therapy. Once stabilized, he will be a candidate for a kidney transplant."
A spokeswoman at the label said White had suffered kidney failure.
The hefty 58-year-old performer, 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."
He won the first two Grammys of his 40-year career 2 1/2 years ago for the album "Staying Power."
