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Post by OptimusPrime on Feb 11, 2012 20:38:10 GMT -5
Pop singer Whitney Houston dead at 48
Cause and location of singer's death unclear
The Associated Press
Posted: Feb 11, 2012 8:09 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 11, 2012 8:30 PM ET
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, 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 unclear.
At her peak in the 1980s and `90s, Houston the golden girl of the music industry and one of the world's best-selling artists.
Among her hits were How Will I Know, Saving All My Love for You and I Will Always Love You. She won multiple Grammys including album and record of the year.
Her success carried her beyond music to movies like The Bodyguard.
But by the end of her career, drug use took its toll as her record sales plummeted and her voice became raspy and hoarse.
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Post by elevationvb on Feb 11, 2012 20:55:10 GMT -5
Very sad.  Bobby Brown |
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Post by m on Feb 11, 2012 21:27:45 GMT -5
R.I.P. Whitney.  (1994 South Africa Concert) |
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loihi
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Post by loihi on Feb 12, 2012 9:02:11 GMT -5
RIP! She will be surely missed! Sad to see another music legand being taken away from us  |
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Post by Reach on Feb 12, 2012 17:57:00 GMT -5
RIP Witney. First Michael, Now Witney. We've got to get prescription drugs under control. Too sad.
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Post by elevationvb on Feb 12, 2012 22:32:50 GMT -5
RIP Witney. First Michael, Now Witney. We've got to get prescription drugs under control. Too sad. Doesn't matter. Sadly, some artists will continue to find their drug of choice. Billie Holiday to Dorothy Dandridge to Whitney Houston - - Ladies Sing the Blues. |
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Post by m on Feb 14, 2012 23:47:52 GMT -5
Now this live performance truly showcased her vocal talent. I'd put this one in a time capsule. She put it all out there in this performance. Wow!
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Post by elevationvb on Feb 18, 2012 10:45:58 GMT -5
newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/02/17/whitney-houstons-family-holds-private-viewing-at-whigham-funeral-home/some really nutty people. maybe it's their grief speaking? As three limos pulled out of the funeral home with a police escort fans were pushed away and moved up the street behind barricades. According to CBS 2’s Christine Sloan, that’s when tempers started to flare.
“I’m a taxpayer in the city … born and raised in this city … They should stop treating us like animals. We’re taxpayers … We made this lady who she is today,” resident Floyd Bishop said.
“Cissy Houston should come out and wave to us and say thank you. She shouldn’t have them keep us away. We bought her music. We helped succeed in what she had done over the years,” added Charlene Williams.
“Taxpayers paying for all this, treating us like we’re from the street or something. Make no sense,” resident Shawn Holsted said.
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Post by NebraskaVBfan93 on Feb 18, 2012 14:35:27 GMT -5
Or their selfishness. I think "nutty" is accurate.
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Post by elevationvb on Mar 22, 2012 23:23:00 GMT -5
Sadly, not a surprise. www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/whitney-houston-cause-of-death-drowning_n_1373801.htmlUPDATE: The L.A. County Coroner's office confirms that Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a "cardiac event," as reported by TMZ. "All traces of cocaine" were allegedly removed from Whitney Houston's hotel room before authorities arrived at the scene.
. . . The coroner's report also details that at the time of her death there was cocaine present in the legendary singer's system. Houston's drug use and reported heart disease most likely contributed to her untimely passing. |
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Post by holidayhusker on Mar 22, 2012 23:59:59 GMT -5
Sadly, not a surprise. www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/whitney-houston-cause-of-death-drowning_n_1373801.htmlUPDATE: The L.A. County Coroner's office confirms that Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a "cardiac event," as reported by TMZ. "All traces of cocaine" were allegedly removed from Whitney Houston's hotel room before authorities arrived at the scene.
. . . The coroner's report also details that at the time of her death there was cocaine present in the legendary singer's system. Houston's drug use and reported heart disease most likely contributed to her untimely passing. Her posse out to be shot! |
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Post by dipsy on Mar 23, 2012 4:29:24 GMT -5
Poor whitney |
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Bobby Brown 
