The Drinkards played the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” performing at black venues throughout the South. Houston was at the top of her game in 2009 (above) - but behind the scenes she was battling multiple demons. Raised in Newark, NJ, Whitney was under the thumb of her mother, Cissy, a devout church member of Newark’s New Hope Baptist Church and a member of the gospel singing clan, the Drinkard Sisters. Brandished ‘Whitey’ - and endured endless speculation on her sexuality,” the author notes. “Because her music didn’t fit squarely in the boxes expected of a Black girl making music in the ’80s, she was seen as not Black enough. She was ridiculed. Whitney Houston was the perfect face for the MTV-dominated 1980s, “a glamorous showgirl shaped by a Svengali” – the powerful Arista Records producer Clive Davis.īut she also possessed a deep, dark secret: she was a closeted lesbian, writes author Gerrick Kennedy in his new book, “ Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston” (Abrams Press), out Tuesday.įeeling pressure to conform to her strict religious upbringing and the norms of the time, Whitney hid her sexuality from the public till her tragic death, which happened 10 years ago this week. Whitney Houston estate mad at Golden Globes host Jerrod Carmichael’s joke Kevin Costner, Jennifer Hudson honor Whitney during pre-Grammy gala Goldman CEO won rights to Whitney Houston DJ remix through bank client: report The 10 best Super Bowl national anthem performances of all time
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