LOVE ZONE

would like to Honor:

Lena Horne and Barry White

Thank you and you will be missed!

Horne joined the mike chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. Owing to the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood.

Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs as well as on television, all while releasing well received record albums. Horne announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway, and earned her numerous awards and accolades, and she would continue recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s. (Source: Wickipedia)

Barry White

Known for his rich bass voice and romantic image, Barry White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer. With his Love Unlimited Orchestra, he crafted many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs. A distinctive feature of White's music using steamy spoken introductions and interludes first appeared on " Another Way to Love You" album. Considered handsome and deeply romantic by his many female fans, he was admired for the unique blend of soul and classical orchestral musical elements he created. This is why White was often affectionately referred to as "The Man with the Velvet Voice". Barry White is truly the sultan of smooth soul.