1 hits that beat a record set by The Beatles (viaThe Guardian).
But the world wasn’t always kind to the pop diva.
“It’s sometimes hard to separate the two,” she said in a 1991interview.
Cissy also had a robust solo career and sang backup for artists likeAretha Franklinand Van Morrison.
But her mother wasn’t Houston’s only musical influence.
Heavenly sent or not, to say that her musical talent was incredibly rare is not an overstatement.
Gary said he was molested by a female relative while his mother was on tour.
He later named Warwick as his alleged predator.
“I said, ‘One day when you get the nerve, you oughta tell your mother.
It will lift the burden off you.'”
Jones alleged that Houston feared how her mother, Cissy, would react if she found out.
“This guy walked up to me, and he said, ‘Are you a model?’
and I said, ‘No, I don’t do any of that stuff,'” she recalled.
“He said, ‘Well, you should be.'”
“All she had was the clothes she had worn to high school that day,” he said.
I mean, it really sent the proverbial tingles up my spine."
If there would be a Lena Horne, a new Dionne Warwick, it would be Whitney."
About two years after she signed with Arista, her self-titled debut was released on Valentine’s Day.
His recipe for success paid off.
She even ended up smashing a record previously held by The Beatles by releasing seven No.
1 hits in a row.
Bush pushed to allow the game to go on.
Striking the right tone during the anthem was imperative nothing could be perceived as disrespectful toward the troops.
Dressed down in a white tracksuit, Houston was radiant on stage.
“I leaned over and said, ‘Bobby, I’m so sorry.’
“And I was like, ‘Oooooh, this guy doesn’t like me.’
Well, I always get curious when somebody doesn’t like me.”
Houston’s custom-made ivory satin gown reportedly cost $40,000.
For their honeymoon, the new couple cruised the Mediterranean aboard a 140-foot yacht.
In 1992, “The Bodyguard,” starring Kevin Costner and Houston,was released.
In fact, according toThe Hollywood Reporter,he pushed to have her cast in the main role.
He would later recall that she had doubts as she embarked on her film career.
Am I pretty enough?
Will they like me?'”
According toFox News, the single spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts.
Parton remembered hearing Houston’s rendition while driving and was so moved she had to pull over.
“I could not believe how she did that,” Parton shared.
Houston toldRolling Stonethat there was “nothing more incredible in my life” than giving birth to her daughter.
This is the ultimate.’
I haven’t experienced anything greater."
Having grown up outside the social media age, little is reported about Bobbi Kristina’s childhood.
“Our daughter saw it all,” Brown wrote in his memoir, “Every Little Step.”
“When I think about it now, I just feel enormous pain, We failed her.”
Brown also admitted tocheating on Houston, claiming that she had her own affairs.
“I tried to play it down all the time.
I used to say, ‘I’m Mrs. Brown, don’t call me Houston.'”
There was also the 2005 reality television series, “Being Bobby Brown.”
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Her legacy continues to this day
Whitney Houston’s life tragically ended in 2012.
Heart disease and drug use were contributing factors in the shocking incident.
She was just 48 years old.
And her legacy as one of the music industry’s brightest stars continues to this day.
1 with her 1987 album, “Whitney,” and the first woman to receive two diamond awards.
Clearly, Houston’s incredible talent continues to touch people’s lives today.
