SECOND only to the Beatles in sixties record sales, the Supremes (Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard, later replaced by Cindy Birdsong) were America's greatest "girl" group. The girls grew up in a Detroit housing project and were guided to...

J has revealed that she met Whitney Houston in the days before she died, at Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy party. Clive, who first signed Whitney to his record label, asked Jessie to perform alongside acts like Diana Ross and Celine Dion at the event. ...

Rudolph poked fun at Beyonce by wearing a sparkly mini dress just to welcome visitors into their home and at the couple’s extravagant tastes by mentioning that the baby’s crib was lined with “one of Diana Ross’s finest wigs.” Among the other...

Seems straightforward enough. Jones also lists Diana Ross and Blink 182 alike amongst his biggest influences--and suddenly things get a little more interesting. It’s true, Jones blends in nicely with the present indie-pop scene, touring with similarly...

For many it brought back memories of her film debut in The Bodyguard. The film was originally to star Diana Ross and Steve McQueen in the 1970s. Another attempt to make the film fell through, with Diana Ross and Ryan O’Neal in the 80s. Instead it...

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The British singer was invited to perform at a pre-Grammy party hosted by Clive Davis, the man who first signed Houston to his record deal. Jessie was introduced to the late singer by Houston's daughter Bobbi Kristina at rehearsals. The Essex singer...

Summer Pops music festival in Liverpool has been downsized to a handful of gigs at the Philharmonic Hall – after organisers said they would struggle to find acts to perform. In the past, the concerts have attracted names like Diana Ross, The Who, Sir...

As she played to the cameras, Rudolph referred to the baby saying: 'Look at her Jay, sleeping peacefully in her crib, lying on one of Diana Ross' finest wigs.' Dressing the part: Rudolph went all out for her impersonation of the superstar singer The...

From an updated story I published in 1992: This Sunday, 1500 of Whitney Houston’s closest friends will gather in New Jersey for her wedding to singer Bobby Brown. The ceremony will most likely be at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, followed by a...

It was at music mogul Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammys party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel - a party which Jessie J's idol Whitney Houston was to attend, but hours before was found dead in her hotel room. "It was tough but I loved it and I'm glad that I...

MeagherMusic CriticThere was a time when Whitney Houston was queen of all she surveyed. Her voice was a thing of wonder -- an instrument every bit as special as those of her heroines, Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Diana Ross. And the world loved her...

Nile Rodgers , the guitarist for Chic, recalled onstage how he wrote his hit song, “I’m Coming Out,” after standing between two Diana Ross look-alikes at the urinals of the Gilded Grape, a long-defunct gay bar on Eighth Avenue. Deborah Harry , of...

He also worked with the Mingus Big Band and the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Gary has shared the stage and studio with luminaries like Freddie Hubbard and Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Tito Puente, Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana...

Maybe there's a chance for me to go back/Now that I have some direction, she sings, her eyes mournful and tentative, miles from the carefree powerhouse she was to become. The song, originally performed by Diana Ross and Stephanie Mills in "The Wiz," is...

Her voice helped define "soul" just as her reported offstage behavior helped define "diva." But all of it put together added up to believable, timeless tales of heartbreak, self-sufficiency, and love hard won. As proof of the staying power of her...

Michelle, second born and oldest daughter, took on a maternal role. Younger brother Pat Stueve remembers his anxiety before a junior high dance because he didn’t know how to dance. She took him to the basement, spun Diana Ross and the Supremes and...

Ross' son Evan was not amused by the crowd's callous behavior over Whitney Houston's death at Beacher's Madhouse on Thursday morning. A source who attended the weekly Wednesday night party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles - where midgets...

She sighed. "They're so evocative," she said of disco balls. Of course, one mirrored ball does not a disco make. But Anthony has plenty more in mind for this staging of the classic comedy. Titania (Monica Parks), the fairy queen, "has big, big hair,...