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TIL legendary R&B/soul singer Barry White was jailed for 4 months at age 16 for stealing $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires. While in jail, he heard Elvis Presley singing “Now Or Never” on the radio, an experience he later credited with changing the course of his life.

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