I Didn't Know My Own Strength (Whitney Houston song)
"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" is a song performed by American R&B-pop singer Whitney Houston, taken from her seventh studio album "
I Look to You" (2009).
The song was written by award-winning writer, Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, both of whom have written and produced for Houston before.
The song was originally supposed to precede the album's UK release on August 31, 2009 and U.S. release on September 1, 2009 but was cancelled in favor of "I Look to You" and "Million Dollar Bill".
However, the song was released on November 6, 2009 as a promotional single.
A live performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, .
I Know You Rider
" I Know You Rider"( also" Woman Blues" and" I Know My Rider") is a traditional blues song that has been adapted by numerous artists.
Modern versions can be traced back to Blind Lemon Jefferson's" Deceitful Brownskin Blues", which was released as a single in 1927.
It later appears in the 1934 book," American Ballads and Folk Songs", by the noted father- and- son pair of musicologists and folklorists, John Lomax and Alan Lomax.
The book notes that" An eighteen- year old black girl, in prison for murder, sang the song and the first stanza of these blues."
The Lomaxes then added a number of verses from other sources and named it" Woman Blue".
The music and melody are similar to Lucille Bogan's" B.D. Woman Blues"( ca. 1935), although the lyrics are completely different.
In the mid-1950s, traditional musician Bob Coltman found the song in the Lomax book, arranged it and began singing it frequently around Philadelphia and New England circa 1957- 1960.
In 1959, Coltman taught it to Tossi Aaron who recorded it in 1960 for her LP" Tossi Sings Folk Songs& Ballads" on Prestige International.
Joan Baez recorded a version for her 1960 debut album on Vanguard Records but the track was not released until 2001.
Throughout the early 1960s the song gained popularity through folk performers, most notably The Kingston Trio, who included the song" Rider" on their album" Sunny Side!" in 1963.
So did The Big 3, an American folk trio that featured Cass Elliot.
Folk singer Judy Roderick also recorded an influential version of the song under the title" Woman Blue" and it became the title track of her second album, recorded and released by Vanguard in 1965.
British folk singer John Renbourn recorded a version of the song( titled" I Know My Babe") and it was included on his 1967 solo album," Another Monday".
By the mid-1960s, rock acts had begun to record the song.
Well known versions include those by The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, James Taylor( as" Circle Round the Sun", on" James Taylor"), the Seldom Scene and Hot Tuna.
The Astronauts released a version on their 1967 album" Travelin' Men".
The Byrds recorded the song during 1966, under the title" I Know My Rider( I Know You Rider)", but their version remained unreleased until 1987, when it was included on" Never Before".
The Byrds' version was later included as a bonus track on the expanded CD edition of their" Fifth Dimension" album.
The Byrds also performed the song at the Monterey Pop Festival, though that performance of" I Know My Rider( I Know You Rider)" has never been officially released.
The Dutch progressive rock band Galaxy- Lin released an influential version of the song( titled" I Know My Baby") on their 1975 album," G".
The song was also covered by reggae/ rock fusion artists Slightly Stoopid on their 2008 album" Slightly Not Stoned Enough To Eat Breakfast Yet Stoopid" and Big House on their 2008" Never Ending Train" album.
It has also been partially covered by experimental folk band Akron/ Family.
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.
She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by "Guinness World Records" and remains one of the best-selling music artists of all time with 200 million records sold worldwide.
Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts—as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know"—influenced several female African-American artists.
Houston began singing in church as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school.
With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, she signed to the label at the age of 19.
Her first two studio albums, "Whitney Houston" (1985) and "Whitney" (1987), both reached number one on the "Billboard" 200 in the United States, and to-date
are the biggest-selling first two albums released of any artist in history.
To this day, she is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, from "Saving All My Love for You" in 1985 to "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in 1988.
Houston made her screen acting debut in the romantic thriller film
"The Bodyguard" (1992).
She recorded six songs for the film's soundtrack, including
"I Will Always Love You", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history.
The soundtrack album received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year; it remains the best-selling soundtrack album in history.
Houston made other high-profile film appearances and contributed/produced their accompanying soundtracks, including "Waiting to Exhale" (1995) and "The Preacher's Wife" (1996).
"
The Preacher's Wife" soundtrack went on to become the best-selling gospel album in history.
Following the critical and commercial success of "
My Love Is Your Love" (1998), Houston signed a $100 million contract with Arista Records.
However, her personal struggles began overshadowing her career, and the album "Just Whitney" (2002) received mixed reviews.
Her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown were widely publicized in media.
After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the "Billboard" 200 charts with her final studio album, "
I Look to You" (2009).
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
The coroner's report showed that she had accidentally drowned in the bathtub, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors.
News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards and was featured prominently in international media.
Wedding Day (Courtney Love song)
" Wedding Day" is a song by the American alternative rock musician Courtney Love.
It is the first single from her upcoming second studio album" Died Blonde", and was released on May 4, 2014, packaged as a double A- side single with the song" You Know My Name".
Originally intended for release as a single backed with the song" CaliforniaWedding Day" s lyrics explore the end of a relationship.
It was written by Love and guitarist Micko Larkin and recorded alongside" You Know My Name" at Atrium Studios in Calabasas, California in early 2014 with producer Michael Beinhorn.
" You Know My NameWedding Day" was released on Love's independent record label Cherry Forever Records, under license to Kobalt Label Services, and was supported by a well received eight- date tour of the United Kingdom.
Critical reception to" Wedding Day" was also largely positive and the single placed in the Independent Singles Chart in the UK upon its release.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
You Know My Name (Courtney Love song)
" You Know My Name" is a song by the American alternative rock musician Courtney Love.
It was released on May 4, 2014 on Cherry Forever Records, packaged as a double A- side single with the song" Wedding Day".
Featuring themes of public fame and notoriety," You Know My Name" was written by Love, guitarist Micko Larkin and bassist Shawn Dailey.
It was recorded alongside" Wedding Day" at Atrium Studios in Calabasas, California in early 2014 with producer Michael Beinhorn.
The single was released on Love's own independent record label Cherry Forever, under license to Kobalt Label Services, and was supported by a well received eight- date tour of the United Kingdom.
Critical reception to" You Know My Name" was largely positive and the single placed in the UK Independent Singles Chart upon its release.
An accompanying music video, directed by Maximilla Lukacs, features Love performing" You Know My Name" as a character abandoned on her wedding day inspired by Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens 1861 novel" Great Expectations".
Robert Byrne (songwriter)
Robert Byrne( July 10, 1954 – June 27, 2005) was an American songwriter known primarily for his work in country music.
He did most of his work at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Between the 1980s and 2000s, Byrne co-wrote singles for several artists, including the number one singles" How Do I Turn You On" by Ronnie Milsap;" I Ca n't Win for Losin' YouOnce in a Blue MoonThat Was a Close One" and" What I'd Say" for Earl Thomas Conley;" I Did n't Know My Own Strength" by Lorrie Morgan; and" Two Dozen Roses" by Shenandoah.
He and Rick Hall also produced for Shenandoah.
Other artists who recorded his songs include Mindy McCready, The Forester Sisters, Phil Vassar, Johnny Lee, Randy Parton and Mike Reid.
Byrne was found dead at his Nashville, Tennessee house on June 27, 2005, having died of unknown causes.
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.

Question: What is the date of death of the performer of song I Didn'T Know My Own Strength (Whitney Houston Song)?
Answer: February 11, 2012