Read the Tulsa World coverage of the Grammys,
here.
Deadmau5,
Chris Brown,
Lil Wayne, the
Foo Fighters and more mash it up Sunday night at the Grammys. (About 5 minutes in, the Foos and Deadmau5 mix up.)
Jennifer Hudson's tribute to
Whitney Houston.
Paul McCartney performs "
Carry That Weight" with Bruce Springsteen, Nels Cline, Dave Grohl and more.
Glen Campbell tribute featuring
Blake Shelton and
The Band Perry.
Alicia Keys and
Bonnie Raitt perform a tribute to
Etta James.
PLUS! MTV news reported about the
Kings of Leon, with ties to Oklahoma City and Talahina, Okla., and their love of
Whitney Houston:
Whitney Houston's music marked important moments in the lives of many people, even rock stars like
Kings of Leon, who used "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" as a walk-out song at some of their concerts. Each of the Followill Brothers shared some memory of Houston's music and the effect it had on them.
"My mom sent me a text today, asking if I remember that we played 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' for her birthday one year,"
Ivan (Nathan) Followill said.
Michael (Jared) Followill shared his honest opinion of Houston's voice, which he referred to as "literally one of the most beautiful voice of maybe any female singer ever — perfect tone, great range, just a mix of all the things you want to hear."
The band's lead singer,
Anthony (Caleb) Followill, had his own special connection to the soundtrack of "The Bodyguard": "I had a girlfriend," he said. "She was eight and I was 10. That was our soundtrack."
Read the full story,
here.
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