Whitney houston dead

[rjd2]

Not to fond of her music, but still a shock as she was only 48.

http://www.bostonherald.com/track/celebrity/view/20120211whitney_houston_dies_at_48/srvc=home&position=0

[NoSleep]

The first song she recorded as lead vocalist was with Bill Laswell's Material (originally the same musicians had been backing Daevid Allen in his New York Gong). The composition that was chosen was one written by Hugh Hopper, when he was a member of The Wilde Flowers (from which band emerged both Soft Machine & Caravan), entitled "Memories" and was originally sung by Robert Wyatt (once on Daevid Allen's Banana Moon album and then as the b-side to Wyatt's cover of "I'm A Believer").

So, in a fairly concrete way, she began as one of the Canterbury Scene. RIP, Whitney.

Memories by Material, featuring Whitney Houston & Archie Shepp (1982)

http://youtu.be/8w2P-0rrpHs

[Glebe]

Certain sections of the media have been eagerly anticipating this moment for the last few years. Feels like she's almost been wished dead.

[MuteBanana]

Her replacement has arrived.

Run To You
http://youtu.be/4BEH52J6L88

Run
http://youtu.be/5hXqMiNLB00

Hopelessly Devoted To You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n31EXDkkwuE

Rolling In The Deep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRbtuZZl5a0

[I accept the terms of the]

The little tone-deaf girl that could (use melisma).