Whitney Houston: Life Before The Music Stopped

Izadora Germain

Survey of African American Music

Dr. Kevin Johnson

November 2, 2017

Whitney Houston: Life Before The Music Stopped

 

  • Introduction
  • Thesis: Although Whitney Houston had a successful career, her talent was overshadowed by her drug and alcohol addiction.
  • Body (Background)
  1. Childhood
  2. Education
  3. Music Career
  1. Style of Music
  2. Accomplishments
  1. Contributions to R&B
  1. Influences
  2. Impact
  3. Who she influences today
  1. Love/Family
  2. Drug and Alcohol Addiction
  • Conclusion
  1. Death
  2. Music After Death

 

Bibliography

Bass , Ronald, and Terry McMillan. Waiting to Exhale. Directed by Forest Whitaker. Produced by Terry McMillan, & Ronald Bass. Performed by Whitney Houston , Angela Bassett, & Loretta Devine. 1996.

Gioia, Ted. The Prehistory of Jazz: The Africanization of American Music. February 14, 1997. http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/g/gioia-jazz.html (accessed October 04, 2017).

Houston, Cissy. Reme,bering Whitney: A Mothers Story of Life, Loss and the Night the music stopped . London: Harper , 2014.

Kasdan , Lawrence. The Bodyguard. Directed by Mick Jackson. Produced by Lawrence Kasdan, Jim Wilson, & Kevin Costner. Performed by Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, & Bill Cobbs. 2005.

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The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress Celebrated the Songs of America: African American Gospel . 23 January , 1962. https://www.loc.gov/collections/songs-of-america/articles-and-essays/musical-styles/ritual-and-worship/african-american-gospel (accessed October 04, 2017).

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