Gary Joseph Garland Houston (née Garland; born October 12, 1957) is an American musician and former professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 12, 1957 Newark, New Jersey, US |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Clifford J. Scott (East Orange, New Jersey) |
| College | DePaul (1975–1979) |
| NBA draft | 1979: 2nd round, 30th overall pick |
| Selected by the Denver Nuggets | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 24 |
| Career history | |
| 1979–1980 | Denver Nuggets |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Basketball career
editHouston played for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season with the Nuggets (1979–80).[1]
Personal life
editGary is the half-brother of singer Whitney Houston and also half-brother to Michael Houston. Gary, Michael, and Whitney are the children of singer Cissy Houston. Gary is the cousin of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick and the uncle of Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney's daughter with singer Bobby Brown.
Garland has toured several times as a background singer and an occasional duet partner with Whitney Houston.[2][failed verification]
Garland has also studied at DePaul University.
Work as a vocalist
editAfter being released by the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 1980, Garland participated with his then-newly famous superstar sister, R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston, on her Greatest Love Tour in 1986 as a background/duet vocalist. This led to a continuous work relationship with Whitney. He performed as a background singer in several of Whitney's tours throughout the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and her 2010's Nothing But Love Tour.
Whitney Houston tours that included Gary Garland
- The Greatest Love World Tour (1986)
- Moment of Truth World Tour (1987–88)
- I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991)
- The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94)
- Pacific Rim Tour (1997)
- The European Tour (1998)
- My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999)
- Soul Divas Tour (2004)
- Nothing But Love World Tour (2010)
References
edit- ^ "Gary Garland NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "A Demon of a singer". Chicago Sun-Times. July 11, 1986. 10.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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