Even if you prefer to stay in this January, there are some compelling reasons to venture out and hear something beautiful.

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INSKEEP: And she may be known as the mother of Whitney, but Cissy Houston was a marvelous singer in her own ... who also died this year. (SOUNDBITE OF EMMET COHEN'S "IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T ...