successful tours of Japan and a full-length album release followed, also entitled "I Am What I Am". In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the tour was also brought to Europe where she maintained a cult following. In December 2009, Whitney had a stroke on stage during a concert in Lorne, Australia, while performing with The Transatlantics at Falls Festival. The remaining dates of her tour were cancelled; after Whitney made a partial recovery she performed again in 2010. In December 2012, Whitney died from complications of pneumonia at her home. She was 68. Discography Album discography Single discography on King Records Single discography after King Records References External links 1944 births 2012 deaths Musicians from Kansas City, Kansas American soul singers American funk singers Deaths from pneumonia in Kansas James Brown vocalists Excello Records artists 20th-century African-American women singers 21st-century African-American women singers