Umm. Wow. She was looking so good after getting cleaned up.

A truly amazing singing voice.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_WHITNEY_HOUSTON?SITE=TXDAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.
At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world's best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.


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http://news.yahoo.com/whitney-houston-superstar-records-films-dies-005927033.html

http://news.yahoo.com/whitney-houston-superstar-records-films-dies-005927033.html

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

Very sad, and sadly predictable.

Surely my best memory of Whitney Houston is how stunningly good she sung the Star Spangled Banner for the 1991 Super Bowl. Dancing to her hits on the dance floor ranks secondary.

Is her mom still around?
My sympathy would lie with her.

She sung the best National anthem at any sporting event EVER!

Kevin Costner's emotional speech in full at Whitney Houston's funeral


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wjh0N1EzPI&feature=youtube_gdata_player