Cissy Houston - Your Song Topic

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      Hello! Today I’m going to talk about Whitney Houston’s mom on the Whitney Soul Podcast. Ms. Cissy Houston you know was the mom of Whitney Houston. She taught Whitney how to sing. Sounds like Ms. Houston took some time out for Whitney and taught her how to do a good thing.

Whitney Houston’s mom was also a singer. There is one song I heard her mom sing on record the other day that put tears in my eyes. It was Elton John’s “Your Song”. You might be more familiar with the way Elton John sings it.

It's a little bit funny

This feeling inside

I'm not one of those who can easily hide

I don't have much money, but boy if I did

I'd buy a big house where we both could live ...

I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind

That I put down in the words

How wonderful life is while you're in the world

But , you know Ms. Houston had her way of singing it. She had a church style way of singing it. I can’t sing it the way Ms. Houston sings it, and I can’t play it the way the musicians play it, but it goes something like this to give you an idea. 

(Singing)

That’s just an example without playing and singing note for note the way Ms. Houston did. Later on in the song, the choir would come in and back Ms. Houston up. 

(Singing)

Ms. Emily "Cissy” Houston is a great American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, Ms. Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. Ms. Houston is the mother of singer Whitney Houston, grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.

Cissy Houston’s soul cover version of Elton John’s “Your Song” is on her 2nd studio album "Cissy Houston” released in 1977. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to the Whitney Soul Podcast. …..

Whitney Houston - It Was In God's Plan

 

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God knows best. Yes, it was in God's plan. It was in God's plan. Whitney Houston asked her music director Rickey Minor about changing the National Anthem in a way that words could linger. Whitney performed the National Anthem like no one else did before. I believe that God was with her there. It was God that gave Whitney Houston her great singing talent. 

 Rickey Minor the director, Clive Davis the producer, Whitney Houston the singer, and God is so much more. When the crowd booed Whitney Houston at the Soul Train Awards, I knew that she was God's child. I asked God about it, and he said, "She was a wealthy woman."

      

Wealth can mean a lot of things in the Lord. Everything we have is a gift from God. Whitney had money, but she also had gifts and talents and maybe some hidden abilities too. Maybe she had things she didn't know she had. Maybe she could do some things she didn't know she could do. 

 Although Whitney Houston had trials, I'm glad that she knew the Lord, and that she was seeking him. It's not easy in the spotlight of the world. 

Whitney had fame and fortune, but all the glory and the honor and the praise belongs to God. We can't out live him, and we can't live without him. 

 Whitney said before she left us, "I'm gonna go see Jesus." 

Yes, it was in God's plan. It was in God's plan Whitney Houston - It Was In God's Plan © 2021 by Gail Nobles. You're listening to a Whitney Soul Podcast.

Whitney Houston - The Boss

 

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Transcript: Coming up next, Today's Topic: Whitney Houston - The Boss

Do you remember the Classic Whitney concert from 1997 when Whitney Houston gave tribute to Diana Ross? I bet Mrs. Ross the Boss was proud of Whitney. ... (Singing) Y'all remember the song. Whitney was singing it. She said ..... 

Something like that. Whitney Houston had a whole band. I can't play all those instruments. Not today. But you get the idea. Yea, Whitney was rockin' and jammin' in Washington D.C. That's a concert I'll never forget. Whit had soul, and you could tell by how she was movin' the crowd. You could tell by how her band was playing. You could tell by how her backup singers were singing. They were all moving and into it. And Whitney knew what she had when she had Rickey Minor behind her or should I say Pretty Ricky?

And like Diana Ross, Whitney Houston was the boss. She was in charge holding that microphone. She was the leader who influenced and inspired others like Monica and Brandy. As a matter of fact, they were at her concert. .... (singing)

2nd Night of Classic Whitney Concert

 

I love the 2nd night of Classic Whitney. She was in harmony with her friends out in the audience and her fans. Watching it makes me feel as if I'm there, though I know Whitney is gone.

 

University Marching Bands Play Tribute to Whitney Houston

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Great university marching bands have played tribute to Whitney Houston. NC A&T Jackson State University Southern University just to name a few are the marching bands that have played Whitney Houston's music. What does that tell ya huh? Whitney Houston is loved. 

 Marching bands have played "I Love The Lord", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", "Saving All My Love for You", and other songs by Whitney Houston.

 

The bands have marched giving tribute to her. Their footsteps are like music in silence or should I say rest? We hear a group of musicians that do march, but we hear the instruments of brass, horns, & trumpets, & percussion. We can hear the sound of Whitney Houston. Just listen. (music) 

 I'm Gail Nobles, and you're listening to the Whitney Soul Podcast. W-H-I! This has been a Whitney Houston Inspiration. W-H-I-T Whitney Houston! Thank you for listening to the Whitney Soul Podcast

Whitney Houston Communicated To Let Us Know Something Was Wrong

 

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Whitney Houston knew when she was on camera. She communicated in interviews like with Diane Sawyer and in a documentary like "Can I Be Me".  Whitney had her reasons for saying the things she said the way she said them. She allowed us to see her in tears, see her tired, or see her stressed out. People only heard the word drugs from the media, but ignored the fact that she could have just been depressed as well. Something or somebody was bothering Whitney. You could see it in her expressions off and on in her career. What was bothering her might not have all been marriage problems. Could it have been something worse or someone else? 

Whitney showed us on stage and in interviews that she loved her daughter and her husband too. We know that she loved the gospel and came from the church. Whitney carried the church to Hollywood. That made Whitney Houston very special. Sometimes it seemed as if she wasn't getting any credit because of the way she was treated. Why was she treated the way she was treated? Reverend Al Sharpton called Whitney Whitey. Why didn't he get her alone and talk with her like a reverend should have? People were saying that she wasn't black enough in music, but we all know that wasn't true. Why did they call her THE VOICE? Because she was great. For some reason, Whitney had to go through some ridiculous things. They booed her on the Soul Train Awards in the 80's. I remember that night and my mom saying, "Something is wrong for them to be booing Whitney Houston like that ..."

Did Whitney Houston know that she might some day die at an early age in her career? My mom who passed away paid close attention to her lyrics "Your Love Is My Love". She didn't understand why Whitney was singing a song like that. I'm thinking that Whitney might have been talking about herself and her daughter.

Whitney Houston communicated enough to let us know something was wrong in her career. I believe she wanted us to know that something was not right. I believe that her death should be investigated and her daughter's death some more. Nobody is satisfied with the story of how she died. Whitney Houston and her daughter had a strange death and they both were found dead in a bathtub. 

There Will Never Be Another Whitney

 

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W-H-I-T! Whit! Whitney Houston! There will never be another Whitney. There is only one Whitney Houston. It is said that a Hollywood star is worth more dead than alive. That should tell you right there that in Hollywood, you’re nothing but a product. But oh, Whitney was more than that to a lot of fans. If she could come back from the dead, we would see just how much she’s worth. She wouldn’t have to sing not one song.

Hollywood is so pitiful without Whitney to the point they had to make a fake Whitney. The hologram they made of her didn’t look much like her. There were some fans disappointed. With the technology we have today, I know that it could have been done better. In a hurry. All about entertainment and money.

Guess what, Clive Davis is doing a movie about Whitney Houston. Guess who they chose to play as Whitney? Naomi Ackie. That’s what I’ve read in the news so far. And she doesn’t look like Whitney Houston at all. I know the choice could have been better. Why not choose somebody that looks a lot like Whitney and someone new. Someone that has been through struggles in life like Whitney Houston that can act it out better than an actress. 

 Now, When I said that there won’t be another Whitney Houston, I did not mean that no one couldn’t imitate her. There are some tribute artists that can sing like Whitney and probably could play as her in a movie. There is a lot of singing and acting talent out there. It would be great to have a singer and actress to remind us of Whitney. However, God made only one Whitney Houston.