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16 entries in the Whitney Houston compendium.
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Whitney HoustonA voice so powerful it made the whole world hold its breath.Robyn CrawfordThe real-life confidante behind the legend.Cissy HoustonThe Duchess of Gospel who raised a legend.John HoustonThe businessman and former gospel singer whose Sunday hymns raised a legend's voice.Clive DavisThe record executive who built Arista Records and shaped the careers of Whitney Houston, BNarada Michael WaldenThe producer who shaped Whitney's signature sound.ImanBernadine "Bee" Gordon in Waiting to Exhale (1995) is the role that put Iman Abdulmajid inGeorge DukeThe keyboard architect who wove jazz harmony into the fabric of American pop.Mariah CareyA five-octave siren who proved the era could hold two queens.Dionne WarwickThe velvet voice that taught a generation how to feel a song before Whitney taught them hoAretha FranklinThe Queen of Soul, a best-selling R&B artist with 20 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SonDiana RossThe voice that crowned a generation before the next queen took the throne.Dolly PartonThe songwriter whose words became the most beloved voice of a generation.Oprah WinfreyThe steady, radiant friend who walked beside Whitney through the brightest lights and the Michael JacksonTwo icons, one era, a friendship that transcended the stage.Quincy JonesThe architect behind a generation of sound, whose legacy outlasts every single he ever pre
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