Cygnus64 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-02-11/whitney-houston/53053070/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwhite9 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'm sad. So young and it was so obvious it was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahZark Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Such a shame. What a talent she was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephonic Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I can't believe it. Heaven is lucky to have her back. local: Korg Nautilus 73 | Yamaha MODX8 away: GigPerformer home: Kawai RX-2 | Korg D1 | Roland Fantom X7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Tragic Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Obvious? There was something in the tabloids just yesterday that she was out somewhere drunk. It looks like the evening was well documented. It didn't seem like she was at the level of having the events of the evening kill her though . There were plenty of people all around her. Apparently she even performed at this event. Whew. What a way to go. It's been a tough year or so for female singers. Amy Winehouse, Etta James and now this. This is as much a shocker as Michael Jackson, maybe even more so. An old friend of mine has been trying to tell me about how many drugs there really are all around the area where I live, which not long ago was an average town. According to him there are tons of meth labs all around us. I was in the hospital two weeks ago and right next to my room someone was screaming their head off. The nurses told me it was a methamphetamine OD. This is really getting out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 From what i read she got into a fight of some kind the night before, and was up to her neck in debts, I think we got a suicide case. Too young, RIP. "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 So sad... '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffk Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Very sad, a tragic loss. YouTube music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 What a shame. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Just read the story a few minutes ago... tragic indeed. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 <-- idiot. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Hughes Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The article you've linked to is from September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I see that... Redacted... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ferris Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Talk about a true God given talent squandered , so sad.. Whether you loved her voice, hated it and what she stood for, or were totally indifferent. There could be no argument- the girl could sing. I played behind her on a few occasions at industry functions. Her voice was perfectly in tune and like a laser. What a waste... https://soundcloud.com/dave-ferris https://www.youtube.com/@daveferris2709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthdogg Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Wow, just wow. Very sad indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I once read something about how hard it was for her to double-track her voice because she sang so precisely in tune and her phrasing was so solid it still sounded like one voice. An amazing talent. RIP. Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 This one hit me harder than most. Such sad news. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 This one hit me harder than most. Me too. For me, it was always hard to see someone so talented throw it all away. She always reminded me of our generation's Judy Garland: immensely talented, extremely troubled. Both died around the same age, Garland was 47. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I blame Costner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 WARNING: What follows is a highly inappropriate, insensitive, too-soon, awful, sick, twisted joke, for which I will probably go to hell. If you don't wish to read such filth, skip to the next post. True story: I happen to be in the city of Houston, TX today. Earlier in the evening a friend texted me, "How's Houston?" My reply: "Surprisingly dead tonight." C'mon, what are the odds of the universe handing you a setup like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meisenhower Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 So very sad! Whitney was one of those rare talents that only comes along every so often! Beautiful in voice, beautiful in spirit. RIP Whitney! Yamaha C7 Grand, My Hammonds: '57 B3, '54 C2, '42 BC, '40 D, '05 XK3 Pro System, Kawai MP9000, Fender Rhodes Mk I 73, Yamaha CP33, Motif ES6, Nord Electro 2, Minimoog Voyager & Model D, Korg MS10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 She was, by far, my favorite female singer ever. She had such a gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadyb Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 This one hit me harder than most. Such sad news. Best, Geoff Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Tragic. But you know something has gone wrong with your career when your official website can't get right the title of one of your biggest hits. It's one of the biggest weekends in music - that's right The Grammys! We just love this adorable pic of Whitney when she won "Best Pop Vocal Performance" at the 28th Awards for her hit "Saving All My Loving." Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTeechur Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Brilliant career and life turned into a train wreck by that piece of shit Bobby Brown. In my opinion, one of the greatest voices *ever* (Houston, not Brown). Rest in Peace. Muzikteechur is Lonnie, in Kittery, Maine. HS music teacher: Concert Band, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chorus, Music Theory, AP Music Theory, History of Rock, Musical Theatre, Piano, Guitar, Drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Upon hearing the news, I was most surprised by learning that she was only 48. If I were going off the top of my head, I would have bet money that she was easily over 50, older than both Madonna and Michael Jackson. Turns out I couldn't have been further off the mark. My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogut Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Upon hearing the news, I was most surprised by learning that she was only 48. If I were going off the top of my head, I would have bet money that she was easily over 50, older than both Madonna and Michael Jackson. Turns out I couldn't have been further off the mark. That jumped out at me as well. "What? She's only ten years older than me?" But, I'm curious to hear how she died. The early reports are just weird. -Greg Motif XS8, MOXF8, Hammond XK1c, Vent Rhodes Mark II 88 suitcase, Yamaha P255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tusker Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 RIP Whitney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I heard about it last night, absolutely terrible news. Such a waste of unbelievable talent, gone. As a veteran, I was blown away by her rendition of our national anthem at Super Bowl XXV as our military was moving into harms way in the Middle East. To me, she symbolized the "Voice of America" after her delivery of the Star Spangled Banner moved everyone in the stadium to tears, included football players. I posted the Youtube link back on the NFL 2012 thread. Here it is again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llFZT6CTXz8&feature=fvst Maybe it is not everyone's favorite song sung by Whitney, but it is mine. Rest in peace. Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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