Posts Tagged ‘Life
Whitney Houston Dead at 48
This seems to be the year so far in which famous singers are continually dying. Whitney Houston died a week ago at the age of 48.
Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48.
The 48-year-old singer died Saturday on the eve of the Grammy Awards. She had been expected to attend a pre-Grammy gala but was found dead hours before the event. Paramedics attempted to revive Houston, but were unsuccessful.
Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told reporters outside the Beverly Hilton that Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the hotel. A coroner’s van left the hotel with Houston’s body in the early hours of Sunday, NBC News reported.
Drugs have been a large part of her downfall since her marriage to Bobby Brown. All anyone can do now is learn from it and get better from it. RIP Whitney. Article and excerpt from MSNBC.com
Etta James, Soul Icon, Dies at 73
Taken from the Billboard.com News section, Etta James has passed away at 73 today;
James, who was 73, died on Friday (Jan. 20) in Riverside, Calif., after a long period of declining health, including kidney failure, leukemia and dementia. The singer has been hospitalized since mid-December, and on Dec. 23 her longtime manager Lupe De-Leon announced she was placed on a respirator.
James has been inactive since early 2010, when it was announced she was suffering with Alzheimer’s disease. She announced that she was formally retiring from music just before the Oct. 25 release of her final studio album, “The Dreamer;” in a statement James said that, “I wish to thank all my fans who have shown me love and support over all these years. I love you all.”
Sad news to hear a wonderful singer went out this way. May she Rest In Peace.
Etta James, Soul Singer, Dead at 73
Dave Grohl Q&A: Why Rock and Roll Will Never Die
Dave Grohl, lead singer of The Foo Fighters just had a great q and a with the billboard.com crew. In the article he talks about why Rock and Roll is here to stay, and why 2011 was the most successful of his career to date.
You and the Foos were in the thick of it all year, so what’s your take on the health of rock?
There’s always gonna be rock’n'roll bands, there’s always gonna be kids that love rock’n'roll records, and there will always be rock’n'roll. I travel all over the world and play music, and it’s easy to think rock’n'roll has gone away when you’re in a country like America. We just got back from a trip Down Under, we did a tour of Australia and New Zealand where we were pulling 40,000-50,000 people a night, selling out stadiums. To me, that means rock’n'roll is alive and well. The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you’re moved by the fact that it’s real people making music. You make that human connection with a song like “Let It Be” or “Long and Winding Road” or a song like “Bohemian Rhapsody” or “Roxanne,” any of those songs. They sound like people making music.
In America, rock’n'roll isn’t in the forefront of the mainstream as it is the rest of the world. England is another country where rock bands are hugely successful: You hear them on the radio, they have hits and play stadiums, and it’s almost like it’s bigger than it’s ever been. But for whatever reason, here in America there’s not as much focus on rock’n'roll bands. I don’t know what it is, but it’s one of the few countries in the world where rock’n'roll is not huge.
His insight is pretty much on point considering that The Foo Fighters were one of the largest Rock and Roll acts to continue and improve upon their already ravenous and die hard fan base. To read the rest of the article, go to http://www.billboard.com/#/features/dave-grohl-q-a-why-rock-will-never-die-why-1005831362.story.
Dave Grohl Lead Singer of the Foo Fighters
