Whitney Houston: 1963 – 2012 – R.I.P.

February 11th, 2012 by Celeste Fremon

One of the best voices gracing the world of pop music, a beauty with a trillion dollar smile, Whitney Houston seemed to find little peace.

Yet her talent remains incandescent.

Posted in American artists, Life in general | 7 Comments »

7 Responses

1. bill Says:
   February 11th, 2012 at 8:08 pm

   she will be missed. loved her work. the clarity and quality of her voice was phenomenal. RIP.

2. Ronald Says:
   February 12th, 2012 at 4:03 am

   RIP to one of the voices of my childhood. I can already feel the media sizing Bobby up to be a scapegoat. But I think it’s much more complicated than that. I think both Whitney and Bobby connected by a common trait of wanting to be loved. Both hit the road performing professionally at a young age. No matter how good the parents are, the life of a child professional entertainer is full of emptiness and neglect. It’s unavoidable. And to compound matters in Bobby’s case, he was an orphan, if I’m not mistaken. I think that was the true sickness Bobby and Whitney had. That was the disease. The drug use was the symptom. RIP Whitney.

3. Listener Says:
   February 12th, 2012 at 7:09 pm

   Pilfered from the comments in another thread. Houston’s isolated vocal track on How Will I Know.

   Blew.Me.Away.

4. Listener Says:
   February 12th, 2012 at 7:12 pm

   Oops. Kind of forgot how hperlinks don’t highlight.

   isolated vocal track

5. Listener Says:
   February 12th, 2012 at 7:12 pm

   Ah, well…

6. Celeste Fremon Says:
   February 12th, 2012 at 8:30 pm

   Heart….breaking. And beautiful. Thanks, Listener.

   What an instrument she had.

   (And I fixed the post where the sometimes irritating WordPress messed with it.)

   Hope all is well at your end of the world.

7. Sweet Says:
   February 13th, 2012 at 7:21 am

   What an amazing voice. I second your thoughts Ronald.