WHITNEY HOUSTON AND BOBBY BROWN Introduction Among the most turbulent relationships in Hollywood history was that between Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. The couple's union was perfect for the Billboard charts. They tied the knot in July 1992, and since then, their marriage has been anything but smooth sailing. Their chemistry was palpable the moment they crossed paths in 1989. Not only did they share a common history, but they also had a deep musical affinity. Houston had an impact on Brown, as he reflected in his 2016 memoir, Every Little Step. Despite having a child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, and continuing to be successful in their professions, the couple struggled with addiction, alcoholism, and marital problems over their fourteen years of marriage. Tragically, Houston drowned in a hotel bathtub in 2012 at the young age of 48. Cocaine and several prescription drugs were detected in her system, according to a toxicology report. Their marriage had been in the tabloids for quite some time before their 2007 divorce, what with all the claims of physical abuse, …show more content…
Houston reportedly told Rolling Stone that she had no intention of accepting Brown's initial marriage proposal. If Houston is to be believed, however, love blossomed. No one doubted the couple's marriage on July 18, 1992, even though many questioned it behind closed doors. A pristine public persona based on heartfelt ballads propelled her to the status of America's current sweetheart. At the same time, Brown was the undisputed bad boy of music, with a history of shootings, gang involvement in his youth, and three children from two families. An article by Lynn Hirschberg in Vanity Fair from February 1992 characterized the pair as being the antithesis of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Just like Ginger, Whitney (Fred) adorned Bobby with an air of refined sophistication as he sexualized her innocent
...he couple married on August 25, 2008 and later had a son named Rocco. In February 2001, Shannon revealed she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, after doctors found a baseball sized cyst. The cyst had been removed the previous month. After three rounds of chemotherapy from March 7 to May 2, 2011 she beat the cancer. On January 14, 2013 Shannon announced her husband and her were expecting their second child. Their daughter, Sterling Diane Falconetti was born in the summer of 2013. Shannon now lives at home in Rolla, Missouri with her husband and two children and is enjoying coaching a young children’s gymnastics team.
Mrs. Barbara Allen Barrett, age 39, was previously married to Michael John Reed who she had two offspring with, Catherine Reed, 16, who attends Givenchy Academy and Todd Michael Reed, 18, who attends Stanford. Barbara and Michael were married for 9 years before they decided to get a divorce. She met John Walker Barrett 2 years after her separation at a functions for a garden.
Lil Armstrong was the unsung hero of her husband’s career. She encouraged him to take risks, used her classical training to help him with composing, and frequently played piano on his tracks. Because of her help and his talent, Louis’ career skyrocketed in the late 1920s. Unfortunately, this, along with Louis’ frequent infidelity, put a strain on their marriage. The couple separated in 1931 and ultimately divorced in 1938, but remained lifelong friends and continued to
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. When alled “The First Lady of Song” by some fans. She was known for having beautiful tone, extended range, and great intonation, and famous for her improvisational scat singing. Ella sang during the her most famous song was “A-tiscket A-tasket”. Fitzgerald sang in the period of swing, ballads, and bebop; she made some great albums with other great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong. She influenced countless American popular singers of the post-swing period and also international performers such as the singer Miriam Makeba. She didn’t really write any of her own songs. Instead she sang songs by other people in a new and great way. The main exception
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Many RnB singers rank among the highest paid celebrities in the world. This isn’t a surprise, as RnB and its various sub-genres have been leading the popular music charts for decades. Big voices and slick dance moves often translate into successful careers and big paychecks. Here is a list of the 10 richest RnB singers in the world, who have earned extensive success through their music, tours and other various ventures.
Debra Lynn Baker had a nice life. Her early stages in Wichita, Texas were a commonplace out of some lazy screenwriter mind. She was young and good-looking woman that married her childhood sweetheart, Tony Baker in 1975 and remained married for 20 years. They had a son, Charles in 1976 who played football in high school. The Bakers were a nice family.
She was never again officially remarried but spent the rest of her life with American artist Robert Brady after exchanging marriage vows in a church in Acapulco,
Dusten Brown proposed to Christina Maldonado in December of 2008. At that time, they did not know they were going to be expecting their first child together. In January of 2009, Christina informed Dusten of her pregnancy. Dusten asked Christina if they could move the date of marriage closer so they could be married before the birth of their new baby. Dusten refused to support Christina financially until after their marriage, which never happened. Soon after, their relationship spiraled into disaster and the couple split up. Left to take care of herself in addition to her unborn child, Christina had a tough decision to make.
R&B singer and actress Aaliyah died after a small plane that was to carry her and eight others back to the United States crashed after takeoff in the Bahamas, authorities said.
He was a summer intern at the law business she worked for, and she was assigned as a mentor to him. They eventually fell in love and married in October 1992. She is a very committed mother and considers her family her first priority.
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did
1988. She started her acting career on the movie The Bodyguard which was a big hit. In 1992 she married Bobby Brown and had their first child Bobbi Kristina in 1993. (Wenner 1).
Whitney Houston is considered as one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record of being the most rewarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was known as the innocent, girl-next-door, who promoted positivity and love within her professional career. Houston's good-girl image was shattered, when she married R&B bad boy, Bobby Brown in 1992. Towards the late 90's, it was rumored that she was using drugs and she looked very thin. In 2006, Houston divorced Bobby Brown and entered into rehab, to end her addiction to cocaine and other drugs. The world was happy to see her healthy and singing again; everyone thought she had made a full recovery and was ready for her to appear back into the spotlight. Tragically, on February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel, she was 48 years old. Her mother, Cissy Houston, has written a book about her daughter's life, entitled: Remembering Whitney, which depicts the rise and fall of the tragic singer's life.
Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Her parents are Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey who was a voice coach and opera singer. Mariah Carey shocked her family when she inherited her mother's vocals so she began singing lessons at age four. Today she is one of the most known artist but is also a film actress, music producer, songwriter, and she has won many awards. The day after she graduated high school she moved to New York City to pursue her music career. She started her career as a backing vocalist for Brenda K. Starr who gave columbia records Mariah’s demo tape at a party thrown by CBS records. The goal was to give the demo to a man named Jimmy Greenberg but it ended up in the hands of the president of Columbia records, after that her career took off.