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Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston on Feb. 16th, 2012

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Remembers Whitney Houston With Two Hour Special Thursday, February 16 at 9 PM ET/PT

 

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In memory of Whitney Houston, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will present a special two hour “Remembering Whitney: The Oprah Interview,” with the music legend’s last in-depth television interview from “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to air this Thursday, February 16 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT on OWN. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Gil Scott-Heron to be Honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Grammy Awards

Gil Scott-Heron to be honored with Grammy Musician and poet to receive posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy at the February 2012 awards. Gil Scott-Heron, who sadly died in May this year, will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Grammy at the 2012 Grammy Awards in February. Of the award, the Grammy …

Family of R&B Singer/Songwriter Vesta Williams Speaks | Funeral Set for Oct 4th, 2011

FROM THE FAMILY OF VESTA WILLIAMS

 

 

Family of R&B Singer/Songwriter Vesta Williams Speaks Personally Upon Her Passing

 

(September 29, 2011 – Los Angeles, CA) On the evening of Thursday September 22, popular veteran singer/songwriter/entertainer Vesta Williams was found dead in her El Segundo, California hotel room.  The artist best known for her heart-wrenching 1988 classic “Congratulations” (#1 R&B Radio & Records / #5 R&B Billboard) had been staying in the hotel as she prepared to move into a new home that upcoming weekend.  Her untimely passing – still a mystery at press time with a toxicology report not due until the end of October – has left those that loved her devastated. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Slated for the 21st DIVAS Simply Singing! R&B Singer Vesta Williams Has Passed Away…

— The 21st annual DIVAS Simply Singing! Offers condolences at the passing of R&B Singer VESTA WILLIAMS  LOS ANGELES ~ Slated for the 21st DIVAS Simply Singing! R&B Singer VESTA WILLIAMS has passed away Deeply saddened at the news actress, activist and the show’s creator Sheryl Lee Ralph stated that …

Esther Gordy Edwards Dies at Age 91

Esther Gordy Edwards Dies at Age 91



Beloved ‘Mother of Motown’ and founder of the Motown Museum to be remembered as Detroit icon

DETROIT, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Esther Gordy Edwards, sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr.,
best known for preserving the original headquarters of Motown Records
by creating the Motown Museum on the site of the former “Hitsville USA,”
and as a former Motown Record Corporation executive, died last night
surrounded by family and friends in Detroit on August 24, 2011 at the Age of 91. To continue, please click “MORE”!