Whitney Houston

Author : Robyn Crawford
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524742867

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A Song for You by Robyn Crawford Pdf

The New York Times Bestseller! After decades of silence, Robyn Crawford, close friend, collaborator, and confidante of Whitney Houston, shares her story. Whitney Houston is as big a superstar as the music business has ever known. She exploded on the scene in 1985 with her debut album and spent the next two decades dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of fans around the world. One person was there by her side through it all—her best friend, Robyn Crawford. Since Whitney’s death in 2012, Robyn has stayed out of the limelight and held the great joys, wild adventures, and hard truths of her life with Whitney close to her heart. Now, for the first time ever, Crawford opens up in her memoir, A Song for You. With warmth, candor, and an impressive recall of detail, Robyn describes the two meeting as teenagers in the 1980s, and how their lives and friendship evolved as Whitney recorded her first album and Robyn pursued her promising Division I basketball career. Together during countless sold-out world tours, behind the scenes as hit after hit was recorded, through Whitney’s marriage and the birth of her daughter, the two navigated often challenging families, great loves, and painful losses, always supporting each other with laughter and friendship. Deeply personal and heartfelt, A Song for You is the vital, honest, and previously untold story that provides an understanding of the complex life of Whitney Houston. Finally, the person who knew her best sets the record straight.

Author : Gerrick Kennedy
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781647000479

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Didn't We Almost Have It All by Gerrick Kennedy Pdf

Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR... SO FAR by The New Yorker Named a BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH by The Washington Post A candid exploration of the genius, shame, and celebrity of Whitney Houston a decade after her passing On February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. In the decade since, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn’t We Almost Have It All is author Gerrick Kennedy’s exploration of the duality of Whitney’s life as both a woman in the spotlight and someone who often had to hide who she was. This is the story of Whitney’s life, her whole life, told with both grace and honesty. Long before that fateful day in 2012, Whitney split the world wide open with her voice. Hers was a once-in-a-generation talent forged in Newark, NJ, and blessed with the grace of the church and the wisdom of a long lineage of famous gospel singers. She redefined “The Star-Spangled Banner.” She became a box-office powerhouse, a queen of the pop charts, and an international superstar. But all the while, she was forced to rein in who she was amid constant accusations that her music wasn’t Black enough, original enough, honest enough. Kennedy deftly peels back the layers of Whitney’s complex story to get to the truth at the core of what drove her, what inspired her, and what haunted her. He pulls the narrative apart into the key elements that informed her life—growing up in the famed Drinkard family; the two romantic relationships that shaped the entirety of her adult life, with Robyn Crawford and Bobby Brown; her fraught relationship to her own Blackness and the ways in which she was judged by the Black community; her drug and alcohol addiction; and, finally, the shame that she carried in her heart, which informed every facet of her life. Drawing on hundreds of sources, Kennedy takes readers back to a world in which someone like Whitney simply could not be, and explains in excruciating detail the ways in which her fame did not and could not protect her. In the time since her passing, the world and the way we view celebrity have changed dramatically. A sweeping look at Whitney’s life, Didn’t We Almost Have It All contextualizes her struggles against the backdrop of tabloid culture, audience consumption, mental health stigmas, and racial divisions in America. It explores exactly how and why we lost a beloved icon far too soon.

Author : Narada Michael Walden
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 1608872009

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Whitney Houston by Narada Michael Walden Pdf

Whitney Houston’s voice. A voice of raw power and angelic sweetness, tremendous range, and incredible control. When the world first heard it back in 1984, a new chapter was written in the annals of popular music. Author Narada Michael Walden sat in the cockpit alongside Whitney while her career skyrocketed, producing many of the hits that today comprise her musical legacy—among them, “How Will I Know,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “Where Do Broken Hearts Go,” and “One Moment in Time.” His intimate stories of their unforgettable times together, both inside and outside the recording studio, draw a portrait of a smart, funny, compassionate woman whose striking physical beauty was matched by her inner strength and justifiable self-confidence. As the cousin of Dionne Warwick and daughter of Cissy Houston, Whitney was able to draw on her lineage to make an unprecedented impact. And, at the same time, she and Narada enjoyed a rock-solid bond, fostered through their shared musical and spiritual backgrounds. It is for Whitney’s legion of loving fans—several thousand of whom crowded outside the church where Narada attended her funeral service in February 2012—that he is now telling the story of the fabulously gifted artist and caring, charismatic woman he knew during her peak years. She remains the only artist to have seven consecutive U.S. chart-topping singles, and is the most awarded female act of all time.

Author : Mark Bego
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781620872543

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Whitney Houston! by Mark Bego Pdf

A biography of Whitney Houston, a number one recording star, a film star, and a concert superstar, discussing her rising career, her personal turmoil, and her sudden death at forty-eight that shocked the world.

Author : Pat Houston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476711249

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Whitney by Pat Houston Pdf

Since Whitney Houston's tragic and untimely death, the public has gotten to know heretofore private family members such as Pat Houston, who is married to Whitney's brother and served as a trusted manager of the singer's career. She will express her sense of loss, her love and memories of Whitney Houston in the closing pages of this book. Clive Davis, the legendary music industry mogul who guided her career will open the book with his reflections on the star. While in between, the photographic work and words of famed photographer Randee St. Nicholas will show what it was like for Randee and the other photographers featured in this book to work with one of the greatest singers in the world who was also one of the great beauties of the world.

Author : Cissy Houston
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062238412

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Remembering Whitney by Cissy Houston Pdf

Honest and heartbreaking, a mother's story of tears, joy, and her greatest love of all—her daughter, Whitney On the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, the world learned of a stunning tragedy: Whitney Houston, unquestionably one of the most remarkable and powerful voices in all of music, had been silenced forever. Over the weeks and months that followed, family, friends, and fans alike tried to understand how such a magnificent talent and beautiful soul could have been taken so early and so unexpectedly. Glamorous and approachable, captivating and sweet, Whitney had long ago won the hearts of America, but in recent years her tumultuous personal life had grabbed as many headlines as her soaring vocal talents. Her sudden death left behind not only a legacy of brilliance, but also painful questions with no easy answers. Now, for the first time, the beloved superstar's mother, Cissy Houston—a gospel legend in her own right—relates the full, astonishing scope of the pop icon's life and career. From Whitney's earliest days singing in the church choir to her rapid ascent to the pinnacles of music stardom, from her string of number one hits to her topping the Hollywood box office, Cissy recounts her daughter's journey to becoming one of the most popular and successful artists of all time. Setting the record straight, Cissy also speaks candidly about Whitney's struggles in the limelight, revealing the truth about her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown, her public attempts to regain her celebrated voice, and the battle with drugs that ultimately proved too much. In this poignant and tender tribute to her "Nippy," Cissy summons all her strength to reveal not only Whitney the superstar, but also Whitney as a sweet girl, a bright-eyed young woman, and a deeply caring mother. Complete with never-before-seen family photographs, Remembering Whitney is an intimate, heartfelt portrait of one of our most revered artists, from the woman who cherished her most.

Author : Kevin Ammons,Nancy Bacon
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Good Girl, Bad Girl by Kevin Ammons,Nancy Bacon Pdf

Whitney Houston is a show-business phenomenon and one of Hollywood's most sought-after black actresses. Here is the first-ever behind-the-scenes book about Whitney. Good Girl, Bad Girl is written by Kevin Ammons, who spent a great deal of time with Whitney since his girlfriend, Regina Brown, was Whitney's publicist. During his four-year affair with Brown, Ammons saw Whitney at her bitchiest, and he found that beneath her glamorous image lies a troubled woman who let success go to her head. The book travels behind closed doors to reveal - Why Whitney really married Bobby Brown - Why her close childhood friend, Robyn Crawford, threatened suicide - Why Kevin Costner, Oprah Winfrey, and Madonna are on her hate list - Why Whitney refuses to heed doctor's warnings that she will ruin her voice - The truth behind her affairs with Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro. Like Whitney Houston's life and career, this remarkable inside story sizzles.

Author : The Editors of PEOPLE
Publisher : People
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1618930044

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People Remembering Whitney Houston by The Editors of PEOPLE Pdf

Her's was a skyrocket of a life, a tale of beauty, soaring talent, and the risks of stardom. Whitney Houston was born to sing: Her mom, Cissy Houston, is a noted gospel singer; Dionne Warwick was her cousin, soul great Aretha Franklin her aunt. And she was beautiful: Before she ever had a big radio hit, a teenage Whitney was booking modeling gigs in major magazines. Legendary talent guru Clive Davis heard her sing in a club and signed her at 19; her first album, Whitney Houston, spawned three No. 1 hits and made her a staple on MTV. Seven years later, The Bodyguard made her a movie star. But at the height of an almost-unprecedented arc, something went wrong. Marriage to singer Bobby Brown coincided with a slip from the pinnacle; soon Houston was missing shows, behaving erratically and, eventually, admitting to drug problems. A comeback had started to gain traction-until, the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards, the 48-year-old star was found dead, of unspecified causes, in her Beverly Hills hotel room. Packed with photos and insight, People: Remembering Whitney Houston looks back on wonder, and drama, of a remarkable life.

Author : Triumph Books
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781617496608

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Whitney Houston by Triumph Books Pdf

Providing an unprecedented glimpse into the fascinating and often difficult life of Whitney Houston, this biography documents the star's career from her burst onto the R&B scene with her 1985 debut album that went on to sell more than 10 million copies to her starring role in The Bodyguard and an inspiring rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl. Featuring numerous color photographs, this tribute chronicles a life filled with triumph—two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, and seven consecutive number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits—and tragedy, including struggles with drugs and alcohol and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Houston’s unparalleled vocal range placed her among the top echelon of musical artists, and her tragic and untimely passing guarantees her immortality in pop culture.

Author : Bette Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1735350907

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Young Whitney by Bette Marshall Pdf

Author : Belmont and Belcourt Biographies
Publisher : Price World Publishing
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781619840638

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Whitney Houston by Belmont and Belcourt Biographies Pdf

She still wondered, "Am I good enough? Am I pretty enough? Will they like me?" It was the burden that made her great and the part that caused her to stumble in the end. If you could hear me, no I would tell you, you weren't just good enough, you were great. -- Kevin Costner We all read the same stories and found ourselves believing the rumors. The stories of drug use and drunken nights out, her problems with money and marriage, and even those about how much Kevin Costner despised working with her on the film, The Bodyguard, because of her diva-like ways. But quotes like the one above, along with everything else Kevin Costner shared about his friendship with Whitney Houston, can't help but make you wonder just how misunderstood she really was. This book takes you full circle through Whitney Houston's life, starting with her first solo in her mother's choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in New Jersey to her funeral in that very same church. Every page will give you more and more insight into the tragic superstar, leaving you with an understanding of just how incredible she was, even when the tabloids were declaring otherwise.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ChatStick Team
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2024-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Whitney Houston: The Voice of a Generation by Anonim Pdf

🌟 Step into the spotlight with "Whitney Houston: The Voice of a Generation – A Journey Through Music and Legacy," and celebrate the monumental career of one of music's true legends. 🎶 This detailed biography, part of the acclaimed "Voices of Legends" series, chronicles Whitney Houston's rise from choir singer to global superstar. 🌍 🎤 Experience the detailed accounts of her groundbreaking hits, her groundbreaking roles in film, and her personal journey through triumphs and tribulations. From "I Will Always Love You" to "The Bodyguard," discover how Whitney shaped the music landscape and left an indelible mark on the industry. 🌈 💔 The book delves into Whitney's personal struggles with heartfelt empathy, offering readers a comprehensive view of her complex life behind the scenes. It's a must-read for anyone who admired her music, her spirit, and her voice that will forever echo in the annals of music history. 📖 📚 Whether you are a lifelong admirer or a new fan, this biography is the perfect tribute to Whitney Houston's enduring legacy. Grab your copy today and relive the magic and the music of a timeless icon. 🌟 #WhitneyHoustonLegacy #MusicBiography #IconicVoices

Author : Christine Heppermann
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781614801733

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Whitney Houston: Recording Artist & Actress by Christine Heppermann Pdf

This informative title highlights the life of Whitney Houston. Readers will learn about Houston's childhood in Newark, New Jersey including her strong family life and her beginnings as a singer at New Hope Baptist Church. Houston's musical work is discussed from her days as a backup singer for Chaka Kahn, Jermaine Jackson and the Neville Brothers and her collaboration with cousin Dionne Warwick and aunt Aretha Franklin through her superstardom as a solo act with the hits Saving All My Love For You, How Will I know, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and her soundtrack to The Bodyguard featuring Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You. Houston's courtship with Bobby Brown is included, as is their marriage and the birth of their daughter Bobbi Kristina and their eventual and divorce. Houston's descent into drug addiction is included, leading to her death at age 48 while in the mist of a reemerging career. This book includes details of Houston's life and covers the controversies surrounding her life and death. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Richard Seal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Singers
ISBN : 095199378X

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Whitney Houston by Richard Seal Pdf

Author : Ted Cox
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography
ISBN : 9781438140865

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Whitney Houston by Ted Cox Pdf

In her three decades in the music business, Whitney Houston, powered by her three-octave voice, sold more than 170 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide and won six Grammys.