Early Career Photos


Whitney Houston Performs At Sanremo Music Festival
Whitney Houston performs at the Sanremo Music Festival, in Sanremo, Italy, on February 8, 1987.
Photo Credit: The Estate of Whitney E. Houston

Whitney Houston Early Career (Photo 2)
Whitney Houston and Clive Davis photographed at the signing of her contract with Arista Records at the Arista Studio in New York, on April 10, 1983.
Photo Credit: Ebet Roberts

Whitney Houston Early Career (Photo 3)
Whitney Houston and Clive Davis photographed at the signing of her contract with Arista Records at the Arista Studio in New York, on April 10, 1983.
Photo Credit: Ebet Roberts

Whitney Houston Early Career (Photo 4)
Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston and Narada Michael Walden in the studio to record Whitney’s debut album.


Whitney Houston Early Career (Photo 5)
Whitney Houston in the studio to record her debut album.


Whitney Houston & Gene Harvey In Early 1980s
Whitney Houston and her first manager, Gene Harvey, in the early 1980s.
Photo Credit: The Estate of Whitney E. Houston

Whitney & Cissy Houston On Stage At Sweetwater’s In Early 1980s
Whitney and Cissy Houston on stage at Sweetwater’s in New York, NY, in the early 1980s.
Photo Credit: The Estate of Whitney E. Houston

Whitney & Cissy Houston At Sweetwater’s In New York City In Early 1980s
Whitney and Cissy Houston backstage after a show at Sweetwater’s in New York, NY, in the early 1980s.
Photo Credit: The Estate of Whitney E. Houston