Being a huge Elvis fan I knew already that Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston was a singer in a vocal group called The Sweet Inspirations . The 'Sweets' worked with Elvis in Vegas, on his national concert tours and on recordings from 1969 to 1977...
Dolly Parton and the late Whitney Houston are forever connected through one very specific hit ballad. Houston’s version of ‘I Will Always Love You’ — which Parton wrote and first released in 1974 — was a massive hit for Houston in 1992 as part of ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack.
While the details are not yet known, legendary singer Whitney Houston has been reported dead at age 48, according to her publicist. The shocking news comes on the eve of the Grammy Awards, and in fact, many media outlets reported Houston leaving a Grammy party last night in very bad condition.