Key moments in Whitney Houston’s life (KSAT)
Whitney Houston, who ruled the pop charts during the 1980s and ’90s, will be
laid to rest Saturday following a funeral at her childhood church in Newark,
New Jersey.
A look back at key moments in Houston’s life as well as her last days:
August 9, 1963
Houston is born in Newark to gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her cousins include
Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick; Houston’s godmother was “Queen of Soul” Aretha
Franklin. She honed her vocal skills as a child at New Hope Baptist Church,
where her mother was director of sacred music.
“Whitney’s mother and cousins nurtured her passion for gospel music since
birth,” according to a biography on Houston’s website. “As a teenager, Whitney
was already singing on the scene in New York.”
Also while in her teens, Houston sang backup for Chaka Khan on “I’m Every
Woman,” a song Houston would re-record in 1992 that went on to become one of
her biggest hits.
1983
Arista Records’ Clive Davis is taken to a New York nightclub to see Houston
perform; he signs her on the spot.
March 1985
Houston’s debut album, “Whitney Houston” is released. It yields three
consecutive No. 1 singles, “Saving All My Love …
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