Whitney Houston [antikvár]

Prologue GRAMMY EVE, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 It was the day prior to the 54th annual Grammy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. Without a doubt, this is the most exciting and dramatic weekend of the year in the music business. All week musicians, technicians, and superstars had been converging on the City of Angels for the parties, the celebrations, and the awards themselves. With the Grammy Awards presentation set to take place on February 12 at The Staples Center in downtown L.A., master record executive Clive Davis was planning his own annual celebration at The Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel: his exclusive pre-Grammys party, which every year draws the "A" list of music business heavy hitters, and a glittering roster of guest star performers. This year was going to feature an elite crowd including Tony Bennett, Jane Fonda, Joni Mitchell, Tom Hanks, Richard Branson, Sean "Diddy" Combs, John Fogerty, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, Neil Young, Britney Spears, Brandy, Monica, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beats, Adam Lambert, Ray Davies of The Kinks, and Sly Stone. Also expected at the event was Clive Davis' prized star and dear friend: Whitney Houston. So that she could have a room right on the site of Clive's party, Whitney Houston took a suite at The Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. That way she could be in the middle of all of the action, and when the time came for her to arrive at the gala party she could simply sweep down in the elevator and make a grand entrance. On Thursday night, February 9, Whitney was in town, and showed up for a performance by her friend Kelly Price at a local nightclub. The event was billed as: "Kelly Price and Friends Unplugged: For the Love of R&B Grammy Party atTru Hollywood." In the middle of Kelly's show, Whitney briefly got up onstage and together she and Price sang part of the song "Jesus Loves Me." ~ 7 ~