- The Grammy award show was to go live in 24 hours when the news of Whitney Houston's sudden death in a hotel bathtub changed everything as producers scrambled to put together a fitting tribute to the singer.
- Now a new documentary A Death In The Family: The Show Must Go On, goes behind the scenes of the 54th Grammys to show how the music award went through so many changes at the last moment.
- Host LL Cool J decided to open the ceremony with a prayer. Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson pitched in for an unannounced performance of Houston's Grammy-winning classic I Will Always Love You. Also, Paul McCartney's all-star lineup was added at the last minute so was the decision to end the show with the closing medley from the Beatles' historic album Abbey Road.
- "I knew we were in for a rough day and night after this all had happened," recalls Grammy telecast executive producer Ken Ehrlich. He said that they went for a rewrite of the script from the page one to honour Houston, making the gala a sombre affair.
- The short documentary features interviews with Grammy-winning artists Dave Grohl, Jennifer Hudson, Bruce Springsteen, and Joe Walsh and includes never-before-seen rehearsal footage.
- "I was on my way to the pre-Grammy party and Ken called. He said I was on for Whitney and my first reaction was 'I would do anything to honour her memory.' But I did not know I could get through it," Hudson says about her emotionally charged performance in the documentary.
- Read: Whitney Houston's mother is writing a tell-all book about the superstar
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Now a new documentary A Death In The Family: The ShowMust Go On, goes behind the scenes of the 54thGrammys to show how the music award went through so manychanges at the last moment.
Host LL Cool J decided to open the ceremony with aprayer. Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson pitched in for anunannounced performance of Houston's Grammy-winning classic IWill Always Love You. Also, Paul McCartney's all-star lineupwas added at the last minute so was the decision to end theshow with the closing medley from the Beatles' historic albumAbbey Road.
"I knew we were in for a rough day and night after thisall had happened," recalls Grammy telecast executive producerKen Ehrlich. He said that they went for a rewrite of thescript from the page one to honour Houston, making the gala asombre affair.
The short documentary features interviews withGrammy-winning artists Dave Grohl, Jennifer Hudson, BruceSpringsteen, and Joe Walsh and includes never-before-seenrehearsal footage.
"I was on my way to the pre-Grammy party and Ken called.He said I was on for Whitney and my first reaction was 'Iwould do anything to honour her memory.' But I did not know Icould get through it," Hudson says about her emotionallycharged performance in the documentary.
Read: Whitney Houston's mother is writing a tell-all book about the superstar
