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His records. aretha was familiar with me because of that. all the singers that sang with me that sang with luther, you know. arthel: i know that luther was so meticulous for the background singers. you know, i loved it. you were trained by the best, your best friend. >> absolutely. the thing that's amazing, we used to walk around in -- i met luther in the projects. his sister lived across the street from me in johnson projects. i was 13 years old. we used to walk around and sing. he was a big fan of houston and the sweet inspirations. in fact he brought them into our lives. years later when we...

4:00 in the morning april 4th, 1960. everyone was in place. background singers, bass player, acoustic guitars, that was it. others couldn't get the lighting right, so he asked that the lights be turned off. that song was recorded on april 4th, 19:64 a.m. total darkness one time through. so he was here with a little turntable, playing the recording. well, one time he was doing just that in the turntable malfunctioned. the yarn kept skipping across the little demo. in his frustration coming he jumped out there and put his and capitalist various daschle. >> great stories, certainly

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i'm gary tuchman. a live look at newark, new jersey this morning. it's a sad day for family and friends of whitney houston. it's the new hope baptist church. this is where the funeral for the pop star there been held beginning at 12:00 noon, four hours from now. we'll take through live and hear from her closest friends. plus, a 29-year-old man is arrested for an alleged blod plot to blow up the u.s. capital and the fbi had been watching every single move he made. just earlier this morning, pope benedict xvi added 22 more cardinals to the cath lynn lick church. one of them, the ...

showing whitney houston 10 years ago envisioning a happy ending to her story instead of the one we're watching now. >> 10 years from now, give me the perfect life for whitney houston. >> retired. sitting, looking at my daughter grow up, become a great woman of god. grandchildren. >> a perfect day is like on a sunday or something like that, when we like, like sit and, you know, we either watch tv or like listen to gospel music or have breakfast together. >> that was whitney houston and her daughter 10 years ago. instead, a long flight home after a life cut far too short. the question,...