[347], Houston possessed a spinto soprano vocal range,[348][349][350] and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent. She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". With all this said, she still finds time to enjoy the little things in life, and wraps herself up in motherhood and all that it entails, as she considers having her 'Fab Four' as she calls them, being the richest experience of her life! [232] Houston did, however, admit to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and pills; she also acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use. [52], The album gave Houston some of her strongest reviews ever. [135][136] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". The February 11, 2012, Clive Davis pre-Grammy party that Houston had been expected to attend, which featured many of the biggest names in music and film, went on as scheduled although it was quickly turned into a tribute to Houston. [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. Now if you think I got that long, you think about it. Kevin Costner Toasts To Whitney Houston In Speech, Thanks Clive Davis For Being "Her Bodyguard" "You were a miracle in her life," he said at the 2023 Pre-Grammy Gala. The album sold six million copies worldwide and scored hit singles with "I Believe in You and Me" and "Step by Step", becoming the largest selling gospel album of all time. Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called her contribution "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard".[35]. In the UK, the dance-funk song "Someone for Me", which failed to chart, was the first single while "All at Once" was in such European countries as the Netherlands and Belgium, where the song reached the top five on the singles charts, respectively.[45]. [376], Houston is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with more than 200 million records sold worldwide. She recorded six songs for the film's soundtrack, including "I Will Always Love You" which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling physical single by a woman in music history. Since its release, it has spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-charting compilations in chart history,[328] the fourth by a woman after H.E.R., Madonna and Carrie Underwood. But Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 2007 divorce nullified his claim to her estate. I was losing myself. I know that, per E! The two became fast friends and Houston later described Crawford as the "sister [she] never had". The album included productions from then-husband Bobby Brown, as well as Missy Elliott and Babyface, and marked the first time that Houston did not produce with Clive Davis, as Davis had been released by top management at BMG. She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. Houston's remake of Sparkle was filmed in late 2011 over two months[263] and was released by TriStar Pictures. [419], On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy (2015), on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death. [64][65], Houston's second album, Whitney, was released in June 1987. Dee Dee Warwick, a Grammy-nominated artist who sang backup vocals for Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, is the sister of Dionne Warwick. In addition to all of this, Monie Love is now the career mom with a total of four children ranging in age from 23,17,11 with the youngest coming in at 6yrs old. [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. The 28-year-old Brown was the stepson of the late Whitney Houston and half brother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died in 2015. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in a middle income family on August 9, 1963. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana Sawyer in an interview that she still loved her father despite their legal dispute. [89] They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. [280][281] Bobby Brown departed shortly after the service began. They wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 according to Biography.com. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. "The technique is repeated throughout the song, most pronouncedly on every 'I' and 'you'. Houston played the lead character Savannah Jackson, a TV producer in love with a married man. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". The Voice Kids: Girl, 13, stuns viewers with flawless performance of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. [333] The record became a worldwide hit. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. Let's get that straight. [217], Shortly thereafter, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards, but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach. [276][277] The cause of death was not immediately known;[6][276] local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". [118], With the massive commercial success of her music, film offers poured in, including offers to work with Robert De Niro, Quincy Jones and Spike Lee, but Houston never felt the time was right. The soul strutter had to seduce a music audience that anointed few black artists with superstardom. Because he failed to show up in court twice, he was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made "by default. The bombshell is dropped about three-quarters of the way through Whitneythat both Houston and her half-brother, Gary, were allegedly molested as children by their cousin Dee Dee Warwick, the . Two other Houston songs also jumped back on the Hot 100: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" at 25 and "Greatest Love of All" at 36. In 1997, the Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey was renamed to The Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts. She was the owner of a yellow gold Rolex lady watch, which was designed with gold and diamond. Joined Jan 3, 2011 Messages 91 Reactions 156 1 Alleybux 192,468 Feb 6, 2021 #1 Didn't see this posted yet . The vocal technique is called melisma and it has inspired a host of imitators. In those seconds the former gospel singer-turned-pop star packs a series of different notes into the single syllable", stated Everitt. [175] The movie gave Houston her strongest reviews so far. The film's soundtrack also enjoyed success. [362], Regarding the musical style, Houston's vocal performances incorporated a wide variety of genres, including R&B, pop, rock,[363] soul, gospel, funk,[364] dance, Latin pop,[365] disco,[366] house,[367] hip hop soul,[368] new jack swing,[369] opera,[370] and Christmas. Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need". Houston's "I Will Always Love You" became the best-selling physical single by a female in music history, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. Other artists may have used it before Houston, but it was her rendition of Dolly Parton's love song that pushed the technique into the mainstream in the 90s. [157], In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in the White House honoring newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela. Houston began singing in church as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. The series aired in 2005 and featured Houston in unflattering moments. Houston has also been inducted into the Grammy, Rhythm and Blues Music, and Rock and Roll halls of fame. With Ian Cohen, Paul Gambaccini, Peter Hughes, Martel Maxwell. [238], In early 2004, Brown starred in his own reality TV program, Being Bobby Brown, on Bravo. By Alexander Kacala. [24][33] The offers, however, were turned down by her mother because Cissy wanted Houston to finish school. 10 Years After Whitney Houston's Death, the Singer's Estate Sees Quadruple Growth in Earnings. [155] Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking[156] and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. [78] She was the highest-earning African-American woman overall, highest-earning musician and the third highest entertainer after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. [284][285] The office said the amount of cocaine found in Houston's body indicated that she used the substance shortly before her death. I would like to spend the last years of my life on a boat some place.. [14] Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. In his book The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards, author Steve Pond revealed that "Houston's voice was shaky, she seemed distracted and jittery and her attitude was casual, almost defiant"; though she was supposed to perform "Over the Rainbow", she would sing a different song during rehearsals. EVEN 10 years after Whitney Houston's shocking death, her legacy has been marred by similar tragedies that have affected those closest to the musical legend. He was hospitalized for approximately seven hours before he passed away. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". It would have been easier for her to get sober and stay sober. So I had my own service and then I had one for [his friends] that they could go to.. A tense and somber Bobby Brown stepped out of the Emory University Hospital for fresh air on Feb. 5, as his daughter Bobbi Kristina remains in a coma. [126] The soundtrack's lead single was "I Will Always Love You", written and originally recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974. [352] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Houston as the second greatest singer of all time, stating, "The standard-bearer for R&B vocals, Whitney Houston possessed a soprano that was as powerful as it was tender. [411] The record label followed suit and she was voted to the American Red Cross Board of Directors as a result. [385] Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. [79][80] On June 11, 1988, during the European leg of her tour, Houston joined other musicians to perform a set at Wembley Stadium in London to celebrate a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. When Houston died, her estate, worth an estimated $20 million, was left to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she . [5] However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. [289], Tony Bennett spoke of Houston's death before performing at Davis's party. WTLC Featured Video. You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you. The soundtrack for The Bodyguard won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. Bobby and Whitney first met at theSoul Train Music Awardsin 1989. A few days later, The Bodyguard stars father called for her to settle the case in a televised plea from his hospital bed. Her concerts, movie and recording grosses made her the third highest-earning female entertainer of 199394, just behind Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand according to Forbes. [184] Later that year, Houston paid tribute to her idols, such as Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick, by performing their hits during the three-night HBO Concert Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. This is standard procedure at these events. Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on. [55] She was not eligible for the Best New Artist category because of her previous hit R&B duet recording with Teddy Pendergrass in 1984. Houston died just before the Grammys in 2012. He was 82. Through her father, she is a great-great-granddaughter of Jeremiah Burke Sanderson, an American abolitionist and advocate for the civil and educational rights of black Americans. Whitney Houston mother Cissy Houston TV Interview on The View 1 year after Whitney's death. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. [183] The movie received seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy, while winning Outstanding Art Direction in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Special. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. You step into my shoes. This chanteuse [Houston] had to fight for air play with hard rockers. [410], Houston donated all of the earnings from her 1991 Super Bowl XXV performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sales to Gulf War servicemen and their families. "For the past few years, there have been so many stories that have been told about her life that just did not connect with me . Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. In 2009, Houston sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss her feelings toward her fathers lawsuit against her. Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [278], An invitation-only memorial service was held for Houston on February 18, 2012, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. [218] Houston later admitted she had been fired. Bobby Brown believes he knows the person responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and daughter. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. On February 9, 2012, Houston visited singers Brandy and Monica, together with Clive Davis, at their rehearsals for Davis's pre-Grammy Awards party at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. [129] The single was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first Diamond single, the third female artist who had a Diamond single,[130] and becoming the bestselling single by a woman in the U.S.[131][132][133][134] The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". 2) with 3 million copies sold worldwide;[193] and "I Learned from the Best" (US No. [66] Still, the album enjoyed commercial success. She won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. When discussing the eerie ways in which Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina . [316] With just 24 hours passing between news of Houston's death and Nielsen SoundScan tabulating the weekly album charts, Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbed into the Top 10 with 64,000 copies sold; it was a 10,419 percent gain compared to the previous week. [82] In the same year, she recorded a song for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics, "One Moment in Time", which became a Top 5 hit in the US, while reaching number one in the UK and Germany. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. During her modeling days, she refused to work with agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. [313] The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life. Michael Houston told Winfrey that he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singer's ex-husband Bobby Brown. Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), sold millions and spawned several hit singles, including "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and "My Love Is Your Love". [194], In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. Singer Bobby Brown is opening up about the loss of his ex-wife Whitney Houston and children, . [350] Jon Caramanica, another music critic of The New York Times, called Houston "R&B's great modernizer", adding "slowly but surely reconciling the ambition and praise of the church with the movements and needs of the body and the glow of the mainstream". You can't hide that fact."[25]. [252] In November, Houston performed "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Five years after the loss of Bobbi Kristina, Bobby's son, Bobby Jr. was found dead in his Los Angeles home on November 18, 2020. In February 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records, saw Houston performing with her mother at the Sweetwaters nightclub in Manhattan. '"[291], Sharon Osbourne condemned the Davis party, declaring: "I think it was disgraceful that the party went on. During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. Bennett sang "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" And many fans are convinced that [195][206] In addition, the album reached the Top 10 in many other countries. [343] The song was also a platinum hit in Denmark,[344] Switzerland,[345] and Belgium. [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. "She repeats herself a lot and doesn't remember what she says. And many fans are convinced that her family tree is cursed. Still not ready to stop striving towards higher heights, Monie moved her family to Miami, joined the classic artist lineup that grace the Tom Joyner family events and cruises, and partnered up with the prominent Miami socialites to create events in South Beach catering to music lovers young and old new and classic. "Forbes Names Jackson as the Best-Paid Star 5 Women, 3 Boxers on List of 40 Celebrities". This is someone who sang backup for Chaka Khan when she was only 17. [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. To me, he never seemed to be a help to her in the way she needed., Trailer: Tiffany Haddish Makes Her Return In Black Stripper Comedy Back On The Strip, R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes in Illinois, Da Brat Reveals Shes Pregnant at 48, Expecting Baby With Wife Jesseca Judy Dupart, Take Our Music Survey For A Chance To Win $250, Five Things You Should Know About Mary Mary, Tank Admits To Hooking Up With Love & Hip Hop Star, #ManCrushMonday: 15 Black Actors Who Are Sexy & Under 40, Miki Howard Finally Speaks Out About Her Son's Claim That Michael Jackson is His Father. [220][30] The following month, Rolling Stone published a story stating that Cissy Houston and others had held a July 1999 intervention in which they unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Whitney to obtain drug treatment. She waived her royalty rights to the song, which reached number one on charts in October 2001 and generated more than $1million. [407] In October 2020, the music video for "I Will Always Love You" surpassed 1billion views on YouTube, making Houston the first solo 20th-century artist to have a video reach that milestone. [10] Her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was an ex-Army serviceman, a Newark city administrator who worked for then-Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and a manager of the Sweet Inspirations. Published: Feb. 05, 2021, 9:00 a.m. Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown at a gala before the Grammys in 2011. It was reported that the company also negotiated her contract renewal with Arista Records in 2001, which resulted in a $100 million deal for the singer. While almost every performer whose albums sell in the millions calls upon an entertainer's bag of tricks, from telling jokes to dancing to circus pyrotechnics, Ms. Houston would rather just stand there and sing." [305], The 2012 Brit Awards, which took place at the O2 Arena in London on February 21, also paid tribute to Houston by playing a 30-second video montage of her music videos with a snippet of "One Moment in Time" as the background music in the ceremony's first segment. [221][222][223] She later made an appearance on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, where her extremely thin frame further spurred rumors of drug use. Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. [302][303] The tribute was partially credited for the Grammys telecast getting its second highest ratings in history. Take her cover of Dolly Partons I Will Always Love You, which became one of the defining singles of the 1990s; it opens with her gently brooding, her unaccompanied voice sounding like its turning over the idea of leaving her lover behind with the lightest touch. According to Linda Lister in Divafication: The Deification of Modern Female Pop Stars, she has been called the "Queen of Pop" for her influence during the 1990s, commercially rivaling Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. According to media outlets, Whitney Houston skipped the funeral. [76][77] The success of the tours during 198687 and her two studio albums ranked Houston No. You will be missed.'" Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte. [256] On January 16, she received The BET Honors Award for Entertainer citing her lifetime achievements spanning over 25 years in the industry. What Mrs. DeBarge is saying speaks volumes about Whitney's and El's deep friendship, as well . [234] The four singles released from the album did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100, but became dance chart hits. [121] Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was hugely successful at the box office, grossing more than $121million in the U.S. and $410million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 grossing films in film history at its time of release, though it later fell out of the top 100 because of rising ticket prices since the time the film was released. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2020. Birth Country: United States. Houston's success also translated to television where, in addition to performing on several late night talk shows such as The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman, Houston also became a video star thanks to early videos for "You Give Good Love" and "Saving All My Love for You" being heavily played on BET and VH1 stations. Next to it was a poster of her mom Cissy. [280][281], The performances were interspersed with hymns by the church choir and remarks by Clive Davis, Houston's record producer; Kevin Costner; Rickey Minor, her music director; her cousin, Dionne Warwick; and Ray Watson, her security guard for the past 11 years. "[294] Others paying tribute included Mariah Carey, Quincy Jones, and Oprah Winfrey.[295][296]. [420] That film, entitled Whitney, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was released internationally in theaters on July 6, 2018. Updated on May 30, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Whitney Houston's sudden passing in 2012 left the world stunned. Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. [49] The song itself became Houston's second consecutive number one pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for two weeks, also topping the Hot Black and Hot AC chart and peaking at number three on the dance charts. He did not cancel a scheduled performance, and within hours of his ex-wife's sudden death, an audience in Mississippi watched as Brown blew kisses skyward, tearfully saying: "I love you, Whitney. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards (which took place the day following her death), and was covered internationally. [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. [282] Houston was buried on February 19, 2012, in Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her father, John Russell Houston, who had died in 2003. The Whitney Houston Forum . Gill said that there "are few, if any, Jackson imitators on today's TV talent shows, but every other contestant is a Whitney wannabe, desperately attempting to emulate that wondrous combination of vocal effects the flowing melisma, the soaring mezzo-soprano confidence, the tremulous fluttering that carried the ends of lines into realms of higher yearning". The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face. [147] In addition, she won a record eight American Music Awards at that year's ceremony including the Award of Merit,[148] 11 Billboard Music Awards, 3 Soul Train Music Awards in 199394 including Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year,[149] 5 NAACP Image Awards including Entertainer of the Year,[150][151][152] a record 5 World Music Awards,[153] and a BRIT award. Her lifestyle choices had made her almost completely hoarse. [61][62] Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today. Gordon's death comes three years after he was found liable in the death of Brown the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown and was ordered to pay millions of . Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. According to USA Today, Houston's $20 million estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, but after Whitney's only child died in 2015, the estate went to Cissy and Whitney's two . It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. Addressing the ongoing drug rumors, she said, "First of all, let's get one thing straight. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. [210][211], Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s, her behavior had changed by 1999 and 2000. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. "Whitney Houston was blessed with an astonishing vocal range and extraordinary technical skill, but what truly made her a great singer was her ability to connect with a song and drive home its drama and emotion with incredible precision", he stated. It features the remastered versions of her number-one hits, an unreleased song titled "Never Give Up" and a duet version of "I Look to You" with R. [334][335][336] "Higher Love" was nominated at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for "Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year",[337] the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards for "Dance Song of the Year" and "Best Remix". John Russell Houston, entertainment manager: born Trenton, New Jersey 13 September 1920; thrice married (three sons, two daughters); died New York 2 February 2003. (FILES) Dated October 11, 1998 filed photo shows one of the world's most popular US singer . Whitney's sister-in-law, Pat Houston, was basically like a sibling to her. As a film producer, she produced multicultural movies including Cinderella (1997) and series including The Princess Diaries and The Cheetah Girls. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. 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