Whitney Houston whose sudden death aged 48 shocked the world was one of the biggest and most influential stars of the past 30 years. Born into music royalty, and gifted with a voice like no other, Whitney was always destined for greatness. A number-one recording artist and film star best known fo[...]

A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego s definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelve-year-old member of a church choir in the early 1950s, to recording her first album at the age of fourteen and signing a major recording contract at eighteen, rig[...]