![]() ![]() I watched an interview that Whitney did with Diane Sawyer in 2002. I know that she still sang some gospel songs, especially when she made the movie “The Preacher’s Wife.” But recording some gospel songs to random mass choir backup is quite different from actually being a vital part of a personal church music program. (I say “black Baptist” to differentiate from “white Baptist” because the two church styles are very different.) I wondered if she later missed being such an integral part of these powerful churches. (Yes, I realize Whitney had free will and made her own choices to enter the dark and sinister world of drug use, but temptation often comes through appealing people.) I prayed not to hold any hard feelings toward Bobby and don’t.īut what fascinated me (and haunted me) most about Whitney’s life were her early years in the black Baptist and Pentecostal churches. I had to battle some ugly thoughts toward her ex-husband Bobby Brown she had seemed so pure and naive before hooking up with him. Yes, I know she did more in 48 years than most of us would do in 90, but there was so much left in her. I am grieved over any type of waste, but especially the waste of a promising life. ![]() I haunted YouTube for a while, listening to old Whitney tunes, finding new ones I had not heard. Then one quiet evening at home, the shocking news that she was dead at 48 stunned me. Her face took on a shade of its former glow. She “fleshened up,” as Grandma would’ve described it. I always pull for the underdog, and so I was heartened to see Whitney seem to make a turnaround. For some time, she was a bag of bones, and her face–though still lovely–grew haggard. I grieved to see her extraordinary physical beauty begin to deteriorate–not because of the normal aging process but because of the effects of the drugs and alcohol. That same heart of mine ached when I began to hear rumors of her substance abuse problems. And still she sang songs that seemed to come from MY heart–“I Will Always Love You,” for one. Perhaps it’s because when I was just entering young womanhood, she was also finding her way as a young woman–singing about the things we young women dreamed of–“Saving All My Love For You,” “All the Man I Need,” “The Greatest Love of All.”Īnd as she aged so gracefully in appearance, Whitney also got even better vocally–for a time. Maybe it’s because she and I were about the same age. It seems like yesterday that I was priming tobacco for my neighbor when my buddy Jack walked up to the barn to say, “Did you hear that the king is dead?” I sat up late that night, listening to “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” and sniffling over Elvis Presley’s death.īut I don’t know that any of them affected me the way Whitney Houston’s death has. The death of Princess Diana kept me riveted to the TV for days, as did the sudden passing of Dale Earnhardt. ![]() Free music download to computer.I am always sad to hear about a death, especially what seems to be an untimely one. mp3ĮMD music offers a premium experience that includes unlimited downloads and access to CD quality music. Learn how to download music to your computer. ![]() Live concert albums of your favorite band. Top hit songs are in the MP3 format and can be played on any computer, laptop, phone or MP3 Player. Search and download from millions of songs, albums and concerts. ![]()
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