Barrence Whitfield Born Barry White June 13 1955 Is An American Soul And R&B Vocalist Best Known As The Frontman For Barrence Whitfield & The Savages In The 1980's And 1990's. He Also Recorded Two Albums With Country Music Singer-Songwriter Tom Russell As Barrence Whitfield With Tom Russell And One With A New Hampshire-Based Jump Blues And Rockabilly Octet The Movers As A Movers With Barrence Whitfield. After An Album Raw Raw Rough! Under His Own Name He's Back With The Savages