That's What Friends Are For: You Will Be Missed Whitney Houston Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 09:45 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 The music world was saddened as the news of Whitney Houston's death at the age of 48 hit the media, and spread like a forest fire. According to her website, Whitney Houston has sold over 170 million combined albums, singles and videos worldwide during her career with Arista Records. Starring in The Bodyguard with Kevin Costner, which broke box office records and Waiting to Exhale along the likes of Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon, Whitney exuded style and appeal at the box ...