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Whitney Houston in the company of Count Basie and Frank Sinatra
By Rick Busciglio, Swing and Big Band Examiner
As a New Jerseyan and a fan of Whitney Houston let me note her passing. It's difficult to believe that at the age of only 48 this great voice has been silenced. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may have expressed it best, "Her terribly premature death is an awful loss for her family and the incredible New Jersey musical family. Her soaring talent put her in the pantheon of great New Jersey musical talents like Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Bruce Springsteen. Our prayers are with her family."
Houston was born in Newark (as was this writer) and her funeral will be conducted in Newark, in fact, it is to be held in the Prudential Center Arena "The Rock." on Friday. Houston was to appear last week in the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, a date she never kept....now she makes a final appearance in another 18,000 seat venue.
Houston was cited in the Guinness World Records in 2009 as the most-awarded female artist of all time. Among the 415 career awards she won were two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. Some of her best known hits include: "How Will I Know," "Saving All My Love for You" and "I Will Always Love You."
Houston, whose career peaked in the 1980s and the 1990s, suffered from drug abuse and her career declined dramatically following years of success and number 1 hits.
One of her greatest moments was her singing of the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl. Watch the video. No one has done it better.
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just another dead nig junky
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just another dead nig junky
AHAHAHAHA Epic blowing away of smoke!
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just another dead nig junky
Hi PEA BRAIN/"AverageGymRat"/machiavelli25! ;)
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Can we ban black people from getbig, pls?
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Can we ban black people from getbig, pls?
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Can we ban black people from getbig, pls?
that's the most stupid thing you could possibily write
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Can we ban black people from getbig, pls?
Would be a hard undertaking, a lot of them write like white people these days because of spellcheck
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Can we ban black people from getbig, pls?
Says the "black person of Europe".
Would be a hard undertaking, a lot of them write like white people these days because of spellcheck
Many of us don't use spellcheck, unlike you...epic way of outing yourself for not knowing how to spell.
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Says the "black person of Europe".Many of us don't use spellcheck, unlike you...epic way of outing yourself for not knowing how to spell.
No hard feelings GL I am black aswell
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No hard feelings GL I am black aswell
I'm sorry :(
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I'm sorry :(
Dont have pity on me BIG_STI, when I found out I was black I tried to kill myself but now I just accept who I am. Plus it's easier not having to work etc
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Dont have pity on me BIG_STI, when I found out I was black I tried to kill myself but now I just accept who I am. Plus it's easier not having to work etc
lulz.
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Says the "black person of Europe"
hahaha, where's that douche okami? isn't he irish too? half the country is bankrupt and goes to london to do filings. on top of that they are all alcoholics, can't remember their anthem and have teeth worst than the british.
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hahaha, where's that douche okami? isn't he irish too? half the country is bankrupt and goes to london to do filings. on top of that they are all alcoholics, can't remember their anthem and have teeth worst than the british.
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Epic diversion to escape impending abuse from white people
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hahaha, where's that douche okami? isn't he irish too? half the country is bankrupt and goes to london to do filings. on top of that they are all alcoholics, can't remember their anthem and have teeth worst than the british.
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Holy fuck Whitney went downhill bad.
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hahaha, where's that douche okami? isn't he irish too? half the country is bankrupt and goes to london to do filings. on top of that they are all alcoholics, can't remember their anthem and have teeth worst than the british.
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did he just take out the fingers from his ass?
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did he just take out the fingers from his ass?
Ugh, didnt notice that till you sait something.
Terrible.
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Ugh, didnt notice that till you sait something.
Terrible.
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Clown Bassie?
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Would be a hard undertaking, a lot of them write like white people these days because of spellcheck
HAHA!!!!
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did he just take out the fingers from his ass?
its looks like some serious cigarette finger stains. they look worse than the warning pictures of the same thing on the packets
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LOL at you trying to insult me for being Irish. We have contributed slightly more than your lot to the world
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LOL at you trying to insult me for being Irish. We have contributed slightly more than your lot to the world
True, lots of Irish policemen here in the US, especially during the civil war period.
/gangs of New York
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i love irish singers
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that's the most stupid thing you could possibily write
It was a joke!!!
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It was a joke!!!
Of course, you only wanna ban the Dutch, right ? ;)
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It was a joke!!!
sorry mate I tought you were serious :)
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Governor Chris "Krispy Kreme" Christie did New Jersey right by lowering the flags to half mast last Saturday. :)
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We'll Remember Her Bright Dignity
By JIM FUSILLI
Whitney Houston, who in the mid-1980s and early '90s was a pre-eminent talent in R&B and pop, died Saturday afternoon in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 48 years old. Though her misadventures and struggles with drugs characterized her latter years, Houston's extraordinary voice and professional effervescence warranted the accolades and fan loyalty she received.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston had a flawless pedigree for a versatile and emotive vocalist: She was the daughter of soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston, cousin of Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of Aretha Franklin. Raised in the company of such extraordinary talent, a preteen Houston began demonstrating gifts of her own in her church's gospel choir in Newark, N.J. Like her mother, who had sung backup to Ms. Franklin, Mahalia Jackson and Elvis Presley, Houston toured as a young singer with Chaka Khan and Lou Rawls. She was 18 years old when she sang lead on "Memories," a gorgeous ballad that also featured jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp on the band Material's "One Down" album. She also worked as a model, appearing on the cover of Seventeen and on the pages of major fashion magazines.
Houston signed with Clive Davis's Arista Records in 1983. Prior to the release of her self-titled debut in 1985, she scored a hit with soul stylist Teddy Pendergrass, singing on his duet "Hold Me."
With Arista's marketing prowess and savvy guiding it, her debut disc, "Whitney Houston," generated several hit singles; she had her first No. 1 song with "Saving All My Love for You," a jazz ballad in which she demonstrated the beauty of her instrument and the intelligence behind it as she shifted effortlessly from smooth to gritty, conveying the meaning of a lyric without unnecessary ornamentation. With "How Will I Know," Houston and the label broke through an implicit policy at MTV—a force in the industry at the time—which in effect limited the number of African-Americans and other minority artists in its rotation. The pop song's video found an audience on the cable channel and it too became a No. 1 hit; so did the triumphant ballad "Greatest Love of All," which presented her as a superior soul singer. Houston thus became the first female artist to score three Top-10 hits from a single album. It's reported that "Whitney Houston" went on to sell in excess of 25 million copies world-wide.
Houston's second album, "Whitney," generated four No. 1 hits: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," "So Emotional," "Didn't We Almost Have It All" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go," giving her an unprecedented seven consecutive No. 1 hits. The album closes with a mother-daughter duet, with Cissy Houston joining her on "I Know Him So Well."
Following her third album, Ms. Houston sang "The Star Spangled Banner" to start the Super Bowl in January 1991; her rendition proved so popular that it was released as a single. She donated her proceeds, said to approach $500,000, to the American Red Cross. Later that year, she performed at a naval base in Virginia for troops returning from the first Gulf War; HBO broadcast the event live.
Now a global star, Houston shifted to a career in film, starring in "The Bodyguard." Her soaring version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" for the film's soundtrack became an iconic hit, showing that Houston's voice had lost none of that thrilling power, despite what seemed an overcrowded schedule. She went on to act in several more films, in each case singing impressively on the soundtrack albums, including "The Preacher's Wife," the best-selling gospel album.
The first public recognition of Houston's troubles with drugs surfaced in early 2000. She missed performances and couldn't marshal her talent at times when called to sing. In a televised interview, she made the unfortunate comment that she was too wealthy to smoke crack, seen as a street drug, though later she admitted to drug use. As if to shatter her previously pristine image, Houston often appeared in an unflattering light when she surfaced on her husband's reality TV program "Being Bobby Brown." The couple divorced in 2007 after 15 years of marriage, with Houston granted custody of their daughter Bobbi Kristina, who was born in 1993.
Despite several attempts, Houston failed to make music with the same glorious authority of her early years. Two days before she died, she appeared briefly with R&B singer Kelly Price at the Los Angles nightclub Tru. Though she was scheduled to attend Mr. Davis's annual pre-Grammys party Saturday night, she wasn't slated to perform.
Houston's lasting legacy will soon obliterate memories of her decline. The quality of her recordings, the at-times-joyous, at-times-anguished performances of great songs that she made her own, and the bright dignity with which she carried herself in public during her most productive days will define her for decades to come.
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shut up nig
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Agreed. Chris Christie is my favorite politician...following only Tsar Vladimir Putin.