LIFE Whitney 1963-2012

When Whitney Houston died shockingly young at 48 years old this February headlines around the world lamented the passing of The Queen of Pop-a title never bestowed but one obviously referring to Michael Jackson and his too-young fate. Those headlines werent wrong. In the 1980s and into the 90s Whitney ruled the pop world-her songs were the soundtrack of our lives. More: Her own life was extraordinary and in the end extraordinarily tragic. In this new commemorative LIFE Books seeks to celebrate-and try to explain-Whitney Houston. What a singer. What a life.