THELMA HOUSTON LIVE - DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

[snidelywhiplash]

@1:26 Ooh, look, even the white folks are dancing! Well, kinda...

[BabyGirlBfly]

You GO girl!

[gobassgo1]

cool to be a drummer he's like a the king sitting on his throne

[juanmci]

what great voice

[Radio0308]

Great Video... sound too. Go Thelma Houston.

[timbalandj]

timeless voice 

[xr6lad]

Thelma is one of many that actual look age so well they look better older than when younger. And classier....

[smoton2]

AWESOME PERFORMANCE........I LOVE THE OUTFIT.....SHE STILL PUTS ON A GOOD SHOW AFTER ALL THESE YEARS..SHE HAS GREAT ENERGY!!

[mrob75]

The white people in the audience attempting to dance are hilarious!!!

[anthonyt2034]

Love this version of the song she still got it. AnthonyT3024

[anthonyt2034]

love this version of the song she still got it. AnthonyT3024

[desert3347]

Thelllllmmmaaaaaa!

What A Red HOT Diva!!

Sings Whitney Under The Table!!

[leonciolewry]

perfeitOOOOOOOOOOO

[desert3347]

The Drummer is "fantastic"

Louvain Demps, far right, of the Andantes is just "blown away" by Thelma.

Dammmmmm, Thelma is theeeeeeee "Diva"

[Intellihome]

Love ya Thelma! Thanks for sharing your fantastic gift!

[cydonianman]

i like how she sings the word "soul" in "you've started this burning down in my soul" @ 1:23 she puts some fire and brimstone behind it. :D

Andantes are awsome backup singers. Motown wouldn't be half of what it is without them.

[47yesican]

Another Comment: Louvaine Demps, Far Right is the only Original Back-Up singer for the group "Andantes" that is performing here. She has done most of the lead singing (saprano) for over 20,000 Motown songs. Smoky, Temps hundreds others.

The four Tops, "Just ask the Lonely" has blow away harmonies by the Andantes.

Louvain is the High Saprano.

[47yesican]

Thelma literally "blows" the top off this song! 0:26 and 1:12!

Such talent in this large singing family!

[richierichnumber1]

Love her...this song is haunting reminder of a time long gone the "70's" there were hot I was kid and teen but I remember.

[2lovs4music]

The "Andantes" are truly Motowns Best back-up Singers!

Did anyone notice how Ms. Houston literly "Jumps Up" off the Floor! This is ONE

Hell of a Performance!! Beautiful Woman with PIPES beyond! 

[Ilvcamusic]

Another comment please: I didn't associate Whitney Houston with this "Diva", Thelma Houston. I believe that there is another singer in the family "Sissy" but I don't know the relationship. Also, Dion Warrick is Thelmas cousin and Whitneys Aunt. All "fabulous" singers! Sad about Whitney! You can tell that Thelma hasn't smoked, anything because she "nails" it!

[cydonianman]

@Ilvcamusic Cissy Houston is her mother. Dionne and the late Dee Dee Warwick are her cousins.

[Ilvcamusic]

@cydonianman I finally found an interview with Cissy and a song that she and Whitney sang together!

Hope I got this family all stright! Quite a Dynasty.

[cydonianman]

@Ilvcamusic yup.

[simdisiwe]

It saddens me that Whitney can sing at 40 while other ladies who are older than her still rocking.

[simdisiwe]

It saddens me that Whitney can sing at 40 other ladies who are older than her still rocking.

[Ilvcamusic]

For anyones information, the back-up singers were Motowns best, the "Andantes"-they sang backup for over 20,000 songs. The only original singer is the lady on the far right. There vocals are what makes the Motown Sound fantastic.

[Ilvcamusic]

ONCE AGAIN, WHO ARE THESE AWSOME BACK GROUND SINGERS????

SEEMS LIKE I KNOW THEM!!!!!! HELP!!!

[AIKAN74]

@Ilvcamusic the dontrelsor something like that..sang on all the motown stuff...in house background singers..........they introduce them on the video

[Ilvcamusic]

@AIKAN74 Thanks for the info. I did hear their names but couldn't associate them with any one singer! Makes sence now. I figured they were pro's! thanks again

[Ilvcamusic]

The Back ground singers are FABULOUS! They make this song hotter!

Who are They???

[andreacaldana19]

For ever.. present!! .such a good singer, any time listening to her is flying back in time and good memories....

[tigerstripe56]

Fantastic. She can still bring it after all these years. Great live performance that flipped me back to some nice memories. Thanks for letting us view it.

[vithorius]

Great-great tune!

[pierma86]

wonderful : tanks thelma from italy

[africool]

I remember seeing this on PBS. I love hearing this live! Thelma is killin' it!

[LiquidGold2]

She's lovely. Superb

[avq5]

she's still beautiful!

[Angeles435]

Wow Thelma! She just rocks! Great!

[littioazul]

la cancion es buena interpretada por cher en la ultima epoca de 2009

[booginas]

THis heiffa can blow today just like she did when this song first came out. I remember she sang a Christmas song on some song a few years ago that had Destiny's Child on it and she to' that up too!! I wish she was my grandma, lol!! She seems like she'd be cool as hell. Like she'd go to the club with me if I was her grandchild.

[AIKAN74]

thelma is bad.............you have to check out her gospel stuff...........i neeed to post someof it............it may be under...sisters of glory

[SoulSir]

A highlight performance by Thelma.

[eflat1968]

I love me some Thelma !

[ivvio]

It seems like the short backup singer is blind. She doesn't seem to move like the other two.

[ns0710]

@ivvio Nah. That's Louvaine Demps from Motown group The Andantes. Sang on 90% of every Motown hit. Nothing wrong with her.

[tuzwol]

@ns0710 ,excluding the The Miracles and Tempts of course, she sang on 1 Temptation hit, which was Its Growing and no Miracles hit. But who cares, its just facts.lol

[ns0710]

@tuzwol hey, you might be right, but you aren't disagreeing with me, you're disagreeing with Mary Wilson who said that exact line on the DVD when introducing Louvaine.

[tuzwol]

@ns0710 ,yeah I know,Mary had to save face because Lou Rawls said that They backed up The Supremes, which made Mary not look so good, because one could say that they didnt need Mary because they had the Andantes, I wouldnt say that, but some might.

[ns0710]

@tuzwol Ha! :)

[OOOLDSKOOOOOL]

love this song.. and she still sounds great..