Clarence Tribute Dropped At Grammys?
Reports suggest that the organisers bumped a tribute in favour of Whitney Houston
Spinner reports that Maceo Parker, the renowned saxophonist who's played with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic over the course of his lengthy career, has revealed that he was supposed to take part in a tribute to Clemons, who died last summer after suffering a stroke. Jennifer Hudson ultimately ended up performing 'I Will Always Love You' in honor of Houston.
"Thanks so much or all your messages and tweets about the GRAMMYs," Parker wrote on his Facebook page. "I can now reveal that I was asked to perform a Clarence Clemmons (sic) tribute and then it got dropped to accommodate the tribute to Whitney Houston."
Springsteen and the E Street Band did play at the ceremony, opening the show with new single We Take Care Of Our Own, but it was a shame not to see a tribute to the Big Man.