whitney houston, who died in los angeles at age 48, joining me, can dab yen snim of billboard and jon pareles of "the new york times". >> when you heard her sing you went over there to turn up the volume, when her song came on the radio you stay in the car after you park until she finished. i mean, all you have to do is look at the star-spangled banner, super bowl 25, i have never seen that sung more nonchalantly, yet more perfectly, with more pride in self, more pride in country, i mean, she ruined it for pretty much anybody else. >> she had one of the great instruments in my lifetime, probably in history. she was a stradivarius, she was pure, she was strong, and i am talking about her voice, and she was -- she had finesse and power and when you saw her live you heard the church in her, but you also heard the clarity of pop in her, and that combination is what made her so appealing worldwide. >> rose: ray kelly, danielle smith and jon pareles when we continue. >> funding for charlie rose was provided by the following.çó >> rose: additional funding provided by these funder. >> and by bloomber