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Whitney Houston: A Life

Girl Talk With Mother Cissy Houston

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Whitney must have felt like she'd stepped onto a rocket to the top in December 1986, after her 1985 debut CD won the 1986 Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance. Seen here on a set at MTV with her gospel and R&B star mom.
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