Although nobody can compare to Whitney Houston’s voice, Jennifer Hudson paid tribute to Whitney by singing “I Will Always Love You” at the Grammys last night. It was a beautiful rendition and many were moved by the performance. Legendary singer Whitney Houston passed away on the night before the Grammys and the cause her death is still unknown at this time.
Jennifer Hudson’s Grammy Tribute to Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston had probably one of the most beautiful singing voices of all time. The legendary singer died yesterday and her body was found in a room at the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel. The cause of the Whitney Houston’s death is yet to be determined. It has been reported that she was found by her bodyguard, and that despite attempts to resuscitate her, Whitney was pronounced dead at 3:55pm local time on Saturday February 11th 2012.
Whitney Houston was due to perform at a pre-Grammy award party in Los Angeles on the night of her death. At the time of her death, she had already sold over 170 million records. Whitney won multiple Grammys awards during her career including album and record of the year and her success carried her beyond music to movies like The Bodyguard. Whitney Houston was considered by many to be the Queen of Pop.
In my opinion, Whitney Houston was the best pure singer of all time. Nobody could hit notes like Whitney Houston when she was in her prime. In tribute to this legendary singer, here is a video of her performing her hit “I Will Always Love You”.
The legendary founder of “Soul Train”, Don Cornelius, was found dead as the result of a self-inflicted gunshot would to the head. Don Cornelius was 75 years old at the time of his death. He was responsible for giving numerous black entertainers exposure in a way that had never been done before.
His suicide reveals some of the personal problems he had been expericieng. He had health problems and had undergone brain surgery in 1982. In 2008, he was arrested for felony domestic violence against his estranged wife, Victoria Avila-Cornelius. Don Cornelius will be remembered for being a pioneer in the black music entertainment industry.
R&B legend Etta James died yesterday at a Riverside hospital of complications from leukemia. She was 73 years old. In honor of the legendary black singer, we are posting a clip of her performing her famous hit “At Last”.
In honor of MLK Day, we our posting a video clip of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech” on August 28, 1963.
RIP Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Newt Gingrich recently make some racially insensitive comments. Here is a clip of Jon Stewart joking about it on the Daily Show:
Boxing legend and former boxing heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier died yesterday. He was diagnosed with liver cancer and was 67 years old.
Frazier was well known for fighting fellow boxing legend Muhammad Ali three times. The most well remembered fight was the famous “Thrilla in Manila” third fight in 1975. The two legendary boxers brought the best out of each other and Frazier will always be remembered for his heart and determination.
RIP Joe Frazier
President Obama announced that by the year’s end, our servicemen and women currently in Iraq will all be home, and the Iraq war will end. President Obama is going to go down in history as having brought Osama Bin Laden to justice and ending the Iraq war all in the same year! This is a historic moment. Spread the news and share this post!
Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, died today at the age of 82. Al Davis was a pioneer in giving minorities the opportunity to become head coaches in the NFL. He was the first team owner in the NFL to hire an African American head coach when he hired Art Shell. He was the first to draft an African American quarterback as well. He had a major impact on sports in general, but because he gave minorities high profile opportunities in his organization, we pay him tribute on BlackSociety.com R.I.P. Al Davis.
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