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Soul singer White needs kidney transplant

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AP
Soul singer Barry White needs a kidney transplant due to complications from years of chronic high blood pressure, his record label confirmed Friday. The 58-year-old performer, known for such romantic songs as "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" and "You're the First, the Last, My Everything," is undergoing dialysis treatment to stabilize his condition, according to a statement from Island Def Jam Music Group. His family has refused to say whether White remains hospitalized or is undergoing the treatment at his Los Angeles home. White released a greatest hits collection of his music in 2000, but is not currently touring, said Sheila Richman, spokeswoman for Island Def Jam. She said he was recently working on a new studio album. He was hospitalized in August 1999 for a blood pressure problem, which forced him to cancel several live performances with the group Earth, Wind & Fire. Despite reaching his peak of popularity in the 1970s, White won his first two Grammys in 2000 for best male and traditional R&B vocal performance for the song "Staying Power." White has also made appearances on the TV shows "Ally McBeal" and "The Simpsons."
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