1997 live concerts by Whitney Houston
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. , were live concerts byWhitney Houston .
The concerts were held at historicDAR Constitution Hall inWashington D.C. , on October 3 and 5, 1997. The second-night concert was broadcast live viaHBO , which was her third HBO special afterWelcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa [ 1]
Houston said her one-woman show was especially significant because it was occurring during the 100th anniversary of opera singerMarian Anderson 's birthday. Houston dedicated her performance to Anderson's memory and her historic attempt to perform in 1939 at Constitution Hall, where she was banned by theDaughters of the American Revolution (DAR).[ 2]
In his bookTinderbox ,James Andrew Miller 's wrote that the special was viewed as a debacle byHBO .
Houston performed over 20 songs in the concerts, including some of her biggest hits, including "I Will Always Love You ", "Exhale (Shoop Shoop) ", and "Greatest Love of All ".[ 3]
"I Will Always Love You " "I Know Him So Well "(duet withCissy Houston ) Dionne Warwick Medley:Aretha Franklin Medley:Tribute toSammy Davis Jr. : Tribute toUnited States great men: Diana Ross Medley:Tribute toGeorge Gershwin : "Exhale (Shoop Shoop) "(BeBe Winans ,Monica andShirley Caesar joined in ad-lib of song's finishing part in the second concert.) "I Love the Lord" "I Go to the Rock" "Greatest Love of All " Encore "Amazing Grace "(saxophone solo byKirk Whalum ) "Step by Step " "I'm Every Woman " Marty Callner - Director Whitney Houston - Executive Producer Marty Callner - Producer Bill Brigode - Co-Producer Randall Gladstein - Co-Producer Laurie Badami - Associate Producer Rickey Minor - Associate Producer Alan Jacobs - Director of Security for Whitney Houston Jeff Thorsen - Line Producer Tony Bulluck - Tour Manager Jimmy Searl - Road Manager Nick Jeen - Production Manager Risa Thomas - Script Supervisor Sara Fung Niimi - Script Coordinator Doug Barry - Technical Supervisor Keith Winikoff - Technical Director Randall Gladstein - Stage Manager Gary Natoli - Stage Manager Cheryl Teetzel - Production Coordinator Erik Jensen - Production Coordinator William Hadley - Production Manager Rocky Danielson - Camera Operator David Eastwood - Camera Operator Tom Geren - Camera Operator Robert L Highton - Camera Operator Dave Hilmer - Camera Operator Lyn Noland - Camera Operator Wayne Orr - Camera Operator Kenneth A Patterson - Camera Operator Bill Philbin - Camera Operator David Plakos - Camera Operator Manny Rodriguez - Camera Operator Scott Johnson - Camera Operator Bruce Solberg - Videotape Operator Bill Lorenz - Videotape Operator Paul Ranieri - Video Susan Noll - Video Greg Brunton - Lighting Sam Drummy - Camera Operator Ron Sheldon - Camera Operator Rickey Minor - Music DirectorAlan Fitzgerald - Music Victor Rodriguez - Music Mellios Papaterpou - Music Sy Smith - Backup vocalistSharlotte Gibson - Backup vocalist Pattie Howard - Backup vocalistJoseph Dorose - Performer Whitney Houston - Song Performer Victor O Hall - Music Joe Wolfe - Music Joseph Dorose - Music Performer Valjean Leiker - Music Dirk Vanoucek - Music Supervisor Bruce Ryan - Production Designer Kent McFann - Art Director Caren Reiser - Executive Norm Levin - Consultant Carolyn Ensminger - Hair Stylist Roxanna Floyd - Makeup Ellen White - Wardrobe Ellin LaVar - Hair Stylist Rose Sellers - Wardrobe Michael Murray - Wardrobe Jeff Fecteau - Audio Debbie Kelman-Fecteau - Audio Peter San Filipo - Audio Don Worsham - Audio Mixer Mark Bradley - Sound Michael J White - Sound Philip Miranda - Sound George Strakis - Audio Harry Netti - Audio Roy Simmons - Sound Ishai Ratz - Sound Lisa Gilhausen - Lighting Technician Renee Adrienne Smith - Stand-in Greg Hoffman - Key Grip Vicki Brenner - Gaffer Russell Morris - Best Boy Irv Gorman - Best Boy Donny Arrows - Dolly Grip Kurt Schupp - Carpenter Wendell Jones - Carpenter Elisa Arden - Graphics Gordon Vernon - ASL Interpreter Scott Wallace - ASL Interpreter
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