I mean, it really sent the proverbial tingles up my spine," he added.īefore long, the rest of the country would feel it, too. "To hear this young girl breathe such fire into this song. it was such a stunning impact," Davis told "Good Morning America." "The time that I first saw her singing in her mother's act in a club. It was around that time when music mogul Clive Davis first heard Houston perform.
In her teens, Houston sang backup for Chaka Khan, Jermaine Jackson and others, in addition to modeling. "The Houston family means a lot to this community, they have done a lot for this community, and being there for them is the best thing we can do as a community," he said. He said he hadn't regularly attended church but felt compelled to go on this Sunday. The pastor asked for strength for Houston's family, said churchgoer Shawn Cooper, 32, of Newark. "To the greatest songstress ever," one said, and tied next to it was a small bouquet of fresh flowers. At the church on Sunday morning, a couple of sympathy cards were tied to a fence post. She first started singingat the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., as a child. In addition to being Franklin's goddaughter, she was the daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston and the cousin of 1960s pop diva Dionne Warwick. Houston seemed to be born into greatness.
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I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen." "I just can't talk about it now," Franklin said in a short statement. Houston was supposed to appear at the gala, held downstairs in the hotel where her body lay for most of Saturday night.Īretha Franklin, her godmother, said she was stunned. He dedicated the evening to her and asked for a moment of silence. It was a tragic fall for a superstar who was one of the top-selling artists in pop music history, with more than 55 million records sold in the United States alone.ĭavis, went ahead with his annual concert Saturday at the same hotel where her body was found. I'm either my best friend or my worst enemy," Houston told ABC's Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview with then-husband Brown by her side. She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime. Her album sales plummeted and the hits stopped coming her once serene image was shattered by a wild demeanor and bizarre public appearances. She influenced a generation of younger singers, from Christina Aguilera to Mariah Carey, who when she first came out sounded so much like Houston that many thought it was Houston.īut by the end of her career, Houston became a stunning cautionary tale of the toll of drug use. She had the perfect voice and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise. Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to Exhale." She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful and peerless vocals rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists.
The person said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath.Īt her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music industry. Houston had been at rehearsals for the show Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event but was not authorized to speak publicly about it. She will be remembered Sunday in a tribute by Jennifer Hudson, organizers said. Houston's death came on the night before music's biggest showcase, the Grammys. I appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed towards my family and I at this most difficult time."
He adds, "At this time, we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter, Bobbi Kristina. In his first official comments about the tragic death of his ex-wife, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, the R&B star released a statement to PEOPLE saying, "I am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife, Whitney Houston." The cause of death was unknown, said Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster. "There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent," he said. Houston was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills police Lt. Pop music's former queen, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was tarnished by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died on the eve of the Grammy Awardsshe once reigned over. On Saturday, Houston was once again the focus of Davis' annual party, but her presence was a posthumous one.
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