SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The "great artists, great songs, great price" slogan of a new series of albums proves true once again with the second wave of releases in the aptly named Icon series from Universal Music Enterprises (UMe).

The release of Barry White's Number Ones CD is to coincide with what would have been the late U.S.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Barry White's deep, mesmerizing voice, romantic rhythms and satiny late-night love songs elevated the singer-songwriter-producer into a global icon.

But they're not happy with the standard of education in their high schools. A third of the students drop out and of those who stay on, only half graduate with the skills for college or a decent job.

By LOLA ALAPO, alapol@knews.com Six years ago, when Barry White was appointed director of the English as a Second Language curriculum for Lenoir City Schools, the position occupied about 10 percent of his duties, which included overseeing the program's sole teacher.