Table of Biography
Glodean White is an American R&B singer, who was a member of the singing trio, “Love Unlimited”. Glodean White is also known for being Barry White’s wife and appearing on “Soul Train” and the “Soul Train Music Awards”.
Early Life
Mrs. White’s birthdate is 16th October 1946 and her birthplace is Long Beach, California, United States. The full birth name of the American singer is Glodean Beverly James.
Similarly, the amazing singer is an American citizen who has been following the Christian religion since her birth. As for her age, she is already seventy-seven years old and her zodiac sign is Libra. Adding more to her childhood, she spent it together with her sister Linda.
Even though the American singer’s birthplace is Long Beach, she grew up in San Pedro. There, she and her sister were involved in a church choir.
It was the same place where she started her studies but the name of the school and university is not available for now. Also, there is no information about Glodean’s parents and educational qualifications.
But she must be a well-educated woman. In addition, she and her sister got to know Taylor at the time of their school choir. They eventually went on to form a female singing trio whose name was “Love Unlimited”.
Caption: Glodean White with her husband when they were young (Source: Amomama)
Glodean White – Net Worth 2024
Mrs. White is regarded to be one of the richest singers based in the United States. It is assumed that the recent estimated net worth of Glodean is around $1.3 million.
She has been making all this money from being an excellent singer, songwriter, and TV personality all these years. Moreover, she has also inherited her late spouse, Barry’s properties worth $20 million.
However, several lawful concerns rose on the same subject against Barry’s lover and his kids from another partner. That’s why her settlements and valued wealth after this matter have not been officially revealed.
Social Media
The American R&B singer has never been active on any social media platforms. It is just because of her time when people were not that aware of it.
Even after not being present on these platforms, the singer still is inside the heart of thousands of people. She and her late husband’s works are however there on YouTube which is very great news.
People still remember them and share their videos and images on social media.
Relationship Status
As mentioned, the name of the love of her life is Barry White with whom she got married in July 1974. After getting married to the singer, she changed her name by adopting her husband’s surname and became Glodean White.
Together, the couple is the parents of their 4 beautiful kids, Shaherah, Brigette, Barry White Jr., and Darryl. All of them also worked together on the album, “Barry & Glodean” in 1981.
Unfortunately, the American pair got separated several years after his passing in 2003. Still, the couple was not divorced lawfully.
They got to know each other for the first time at one of their recording sessions for Andrea Sprewell. It was when Barry was serving in the position of a record producer.
As known, the couple has worked together for a long time even after White’s band was broken. Other than this, the American singer seems to still be keeping quite a low profile. This is why she has also been away from unwanted rumors and controversies.
Caption: Glodean White with her late husband (Source: Pinterest)
Career and Professional Life
Glodean White is an amazing American R&B singer as mentioned earlier. She even has successfully secured a place on the list of the most famous singer.
At the time of the 1980s, the American singer was present on “Soul Train” and the “Soul Train Music Awards” several times. Her professional career started after she became a member of the singing trio, “Love Unlimited”.
Other members of the band were Linda James and Diane Taylor, their late cousins. Previously, they were helping the singer, Barry White with his musical performances.
They even worked in the position of background vocalist for Barry’s albums. Additionally, their band was popular all over the USA and in the UK as well. Talking about the trio band’s works, they have successfully brought out numerous albums.
In the year 1972, they brought out the album, “From a Girl’s Point of View We Give to You”. Whereas in 1974, they came up with another album, “In Heat”. Likewise, the 1977 album, “He’s All I’ve Got”, and 1979’s album, “Love is Back” were also out.
Some of their band’s singles were ‘If You Want Me, Say It’, ‘Is it True Boy-Is It Me’, ‘I Did it For Love’, ‘Oh Love, Well We Finally Made It’, ‘I Belong to You’, and many more.
At the end of the 1970s, Glodean and her sisters dismissed their band, “Love Unlimited”. After choosing different paths in their career, White’s sister, James found herself a husband.
On the other hand, Taylor, unfortunately, got cancer and died in the year 1985. As for Glodean, she was continuing White to help Barry’s works as background vocals.
Her husband’s career
Glodean is also known for being the second spouse of the ‘Grammy Award winner and the late singer, Barry White. The singer’s full name is Barry Eugene Carter, born on 12th September 1944, and passed away on 4th July 2003.
He is such an amazing talent who has successfully Grammy Awards not just once but twice. Moreover, he is popular for his bass-baritone voice and romantic appearance.
It was in the 1970s when he got his greatest achievement in the place of a solo singer. Together with The Love Unlimited Orchestra, he has produced several lasting souls, funk, and disco songs.
“You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” and “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” are two of Berry’s greatest hits. To this day, he has recorded nineteen studio albums.
However, numerous versions and compilations were out all over the world that qualified for gold. Forty-one of those even reached the platinum station.
He had twenty gold and ten platinum singles, together with international record sales of an extra hundred million records. Moreover, Berry is also listed as one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Some of his inspirations are The Four Tops, James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Supremes, and Marvin Gaye.
Caption: Glodean White with her sister on stage (Source: YouTube)
Glodean White – Body Measurements
Coming to the physical statistics part, the R&B singer as of now is in good health and still alive. However, there are no details regarding White’s body measurements, weight, and height.
But after observing her images on the internet, it has been found that she has a good height and body weight. She has always had a slim and attractive body type with a beautiful personality.
Moreover, Glodean White has a dark complexion with a pair of brown eyes and black hair.