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Archive for February, 2012
So Sad – Whitney Houston
At this point, most people have already heard of the death of Whitney Houston on the eve of the Grammy Awards. She had been scheduled to attend a party just a couple of hours later hosted by Clive Davis, Founder of Arista Records, her mentor and the one that signed her to the label when she was 19. Her first album was “Whitney” and spawned hits like “You Give Good Love” and others. Those of us in the radio and music industry knew about her a year or two earlier through background vocals such as on the Teddy Pendergrass hit single “Hold Me.” The duet is actually on her first album “Whitney.” Yesterday, I briefly noted on my Facebook feed that Whitney Houston had died. I had actually learned that through a fellow patron at the Burke Cigar who had seen it on Twitter. At that point I had not seen it anywhere else, not on Fox News, Not on CNN, or even Yahoo. On my way home News 99.1 (WNEW) briefly mentioned it but had no details.
Whitney was from a family of famous singers, Cissy Houston, Thelma Houston, Dionne Warwick to name a few. Somehow, I feel like I am leaving someone out. She will be missed – D.A.
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Jamal Muhammed WPFW Jazz Historian/DJ passes
Jamal Muhammed. You may not know who he is or some of the artists he played on WPFW-FM in Washington, D.C. but you knew the artists that those artists influenced and they are likely many. Jamal Muhammed is known as a walking encyclopedia on Jazz History and will be missed by many in the community who loved him.
Don Cornelius Rolls Out!
On this first day of Black History Month, we hear from CNN that Don Cornelius has died from a gunshot would at age 75. It is believed to be a suicide. Don had mentioned to a judge in a divorce proceeding in 2009 that he was suffering from health issues so this may be the reason if it was in fact a suicide as indicated by both TMZ.com and CNN. Don Cornelius was a legend in the music business. I remember watching Soul Train as a kid on Saturday afternoons. – D.A.