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Her moody, enigmatic music made her a megastar. Can she learn to live with success?
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Whitney Houston’s Enduring Legacy: Lifting Up Other Black Women
The singer was intimately familiar with how punishing the spotlight could be. Instead of only guiding others toward greater visibility, she worked to ensure they would survive it.
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Grammys 2023: Hip-Hop Wins, Beyoncé Wins (Sort of)
Does respect from music’s premier awards show still carry weight?
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Charlie Thomas, a Singing Drifter Nearly All His Life, Dies at 85
He was heard on hits like “There Goes My Baby,” “Under the Boardwalk” and “Up on the Roof.” He kept singing them for decades.