Whitney Houston 1963-2012

As we heard of the death of Whitney Houston, thoughts are with all those who knew her. Their will  be all those who never met her, but knew her music and admired her work. I'm one of those people and it is their I would like to share my thoughts on what I knew of Whitney- a singing great. I don't just mean that as a phrase to say, but I mean that. She was a great singer, whose songs have rightly become classics. She used her voice to make great records. Whitney had a truly brilliant vocal; a vocal that could give us fast, up beat dance numbers such as I Wanna Dance With Somebody, then give us an epic take on powerful ballads, such as her cover of I Will Always Love You. What I loved about her voice as well as the great range of vocal styles she could perform was the richness in her voice, if you listen you can hear a lovely depth to her singing. An excellent performer.

She died very young indeed, but what a great catalogue of songs she has left us.
Here's a small selection of her brilliant songs, from musical greatness:

Whitney Houston 1963-2011