Music Appreciation (Whitney Huston)

By RolandoNunez

  • Whitney Huston is Born

    Whitney Elizabeth Houston is born in Newark, New Jersey to mother Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston Jr.

  • Seventeen Magazine

    Whitney Huston becomes first woman of color to appear on the cover of Seventeen Magazine

  • Offered Recording Deal

    Spotted by Gerry Griffith (Artista Records) and offered worldwide record deal.

  • Debut Album (Titled: Whitney Huston)

    Whitney's self-titled debut album drops. Her single "How Will I Know" hits number one and its video introduces Houston to the MTV generation—making her the first African-American female artist to receive consistent heavy rotation on MTV.

  • First #1's and Grammy Awards

    Whitney's album hits No. 1 on Billboard's year-end charts, making her the first female artist to do so. Her debut album also won a Grammy and is dubbed Best Album of 1986 by Rolling Stone.

  • Whitney (Second Album)

    Whitney releases her second album, entitled Whitney. The next year. She recieved her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

  • Marries Bobby Brown

  • "The BodyGaurd"

    Whitney makes her movie debut in The Bodyguard, which becomes a huge success grossing over $120 million.

  • Bobbi Huston is Born

    Whitney goes on a worldwide tour and gives birth to her and Bobby Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.
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    Huston Struggles with Rehab

    2000: Caught with pot at Hawaiian airport
    2004: Huston enters herself in rahab (leaves 5 days later)
    2005: Reenters rehab

  • Whitney and Bobby get a divorce

    Whitney gets full custody of Bobbi Kristina

  • Checks into Rehab again

  • Whitney's Death

    In Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards, Whitney is pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.