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Till ft' 3 4" ABIGAIL VAN BUREN Learn about Alzheimer's -JL Page 2D LIVING Crossword 2D Horoscope 2D Television 4-5D WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994 I WWW rammy's high notes THE PLAYERS I Backstage hoopla, winners' list, on 40. Big winners: Whitney, Foster and 'Aladdin' v.V a 3 the Houston also picked up album of the year making it only the third soundtrack to win that award, and the first since Saturday Night Fever accomplished that feat 15 years ago. The song won record of the year, too. I Will Always Love You was not eligible for the biggie song of the year. In 1992, after Natalie Cole won that award with Unforgettable, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences changed its rules, not allowing older songs to be eligible.

Parton wrote the song 20 years ago, during a breakup with Porter Wagoner. Producer Foster joined Houston in winning the album and record awards, and he picked up two other awards, including producer of the year. "This is unbelievable," he said. "I'm just flipped." The night's other big winner during The 36th Annual Grammy Awards was the Aladdin soundtrack, winning five awards for its composers Alan Menken and Tim Rice and vocalists Pea-bo Bryson and Regina Belle. In the country categories, a stunned Dwight Yoakam picked up the country male award while Mary-Chapin Carpenter was named country female.

Carpenter's Passionate Kisses was named country song of the year. Brooks Dunn, named coun- Turn to PAGE 4D, Column 2 By SANDY SMITH and TOM ROLAND Staff Writers Queen of the night? Make that queen of the year. For the second straight awards show this year, Whitney Houston made repeated trips to the stage, picking up three Grammy Awards last night for her Bodyguard soundtrack. Houston's producer David Foster won four awards for his work on the project, which also has strong Nashville ties. Dolly Parton wrote the album's key song, Will Always Love You the most popular song in history and Bebe Win-ans produced parts of the project The same album, which is the soundtrack from Houston's movie debut, swept the American Music Awards last month, winning eight "I got a lot of folks to thank, so I'm going to put this down," Houston said, accepting the award for pop female and putting the Grammy on the ground to pull out her acceptance speech.

The award was presented by producer Foster and Dolly Parton, who wrote I Will Always Love You. Houston said backstage she resisted recording the Parton song, an idea originally suggested by movie cc-star Kevin Costner's secretary. "I found myself singing and loving it I said, This is ''I 1 i A i I ilk Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, center, raises his fist in triumph after winning the Grammy Award last night for rock performance by a group. COMMENTARY Drop weight with a little common sense Debbie Keeling has been blessed. Because Debbie Keeling has discovered a weight loss program she can live with.

And she doesn't have to weigh food, spend a fortune on magic vitamins or spill her guts to a nurse once a week. "It's called the Common-Sense Extended Fast Diet" she faxed us. "All you have to do is give up sweets, eat two (2) meals a day with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, drink plenty (at least eight glasses) of water and increase your exercise." She says the deal is to divide the food you would eat at three meals into two meals. You eat breakfast at 6 a.m., or whenever you eat breakfast (for us, it's usually a brunch situation, don't you know) and then eat your second meal at 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon. "Believe it or not you will feel so full around dinnertime, you won't want to eat" she promised.

"Of course, if you are a large person like me, you may find that you are hungry anyway at dinnertime. If that happens, dont panic. Wait a few minutes and if the hunger doesnt go away on its own, then drink a large glass of water. Eventually the pounds will slowly melt away, you feel better, look better and have more energy." Makes sense. We just have one question: Where's the scotch? Carta Matnis faxed us about a birthday parry worth attending.

"Alton Gordon celebrated his 25th birthday on Friday, the 18th, with so many guests, it was held in a beauty shop, The Rage, owned by Jerry Ward. "Two surprise pests were Pat Dundees' chocolate standard poodles that entertained the guests by flipping pretzels off their noses and catching them without a miss." We could do a groaner about the party going to the dogs or something, but we wont But then the guy is 25 years old and 25-year-olds really arent any fun until they're about 30 or so. Sit down and figure that one out Got a fax from T. Graham Brown thanking us for mentioning his son, Acme Geronlmo, in a recent column. Acme, you may recall, was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery and T.

wanted to thank friends and fans for their prayers. "Response to it was unbelievable," T. said, "and Acme has made a remarkable recovery and things around our house are almost back to normal." Somehow, we doubt that a house- hold with T. Graham Brown and a kid named Acme Geronimo would ever be completely normal We'd be disappointed if it was. And speaking of stars, we also got a fax from Chet Atkins: "diet Atkins, feeling a bit under the weather, was surprised by friend Garrison Keillor, who had come to Nashville to have dinner with Mr.

Atkins. 'It's great to have friends like that' says Chet" We're glad Chefs happy about it although we want no one even Garrison Keillor to show up for dinner at our house, when we are sick, without notice. At least give us a little warning to put on some hp-stick. Although, Chet probably wasn't worried about that Have something to add to Scene and Heard? Fax 259057, address, 1100 Broadway, 37203. Catherine Darnell is a columnist for The Tennessean.

Last night's hits and misses ii, ii, mini i.i.i.np- n.u i. ii.iii iu in. iui.iii-w wi ii I iilliill i.illiun lumim-. iiin a sT i fit, i 2 I theF-word. Hit Clint Black and Wynonna Judd singing A Bad Goodbye.

Elegant. Miss, miss, miss: Poor Frank Sinatra. After suffering through one of the most graphically boring, uncompelling tributes in award show history, he was introduced by U2's Bono, who babbled on and on incomprehensibly. Oh, shut up. (Bono later admitted he'd been drinking when he wrote it.) Miss: Frank must have taken a cue from Bono.

We wouldn't tell the Chairman of the Board to shut up, but it would have been nice if he'd finished his speech before the commercial break. Hit: Fabulous Abraham Lincolnesque tux tie on Danny Glover. Hit: Aretha. Natural Woman. Standing ovation.

Enough said. Hit: Snazzy red form-fitting dress on Ton) Braxton. HitMiss: Whitney Houston missed a high note while she belted out Will Always Love You during the opening to the Gram-mys, but she made up for it with the rest of her performance. Mist: Chick Corea announced Linda Davis as Linda Evans on the untelevised portion of the show. And he also called Trisha Yearwood "Theresa." Miss: Why do they subject us to Garry Shandling every year? A monologue to forget.

Hit: Whitney Houston accepted her Grammy for best pop vocal performance for Will Always Love You from the woman who wrote the song, Dolly Parton. Hit: Steven Tyler, of Aerosmith, dressed in black grunge, accepted his rock group award saying: "You'd be surprised how expensive it is to look this cheap." Miss: U2's Bono accepted his alternative album award smoking a cigarette and showing his pleasure at winning by using Clint Black and Wynonna blend voices in a performance of their duet A Bad Goodbye during last night's Grammy show. Entertainment Tha future for Garth Brooks? Here's our spin used CD sales and lost royalities. He's built a small empire. We suggest he buy a vacant lot downtown and build Garth Tower, then build low-cost apartments for aspiring artists.

Boxing Promoter Funny how ticket sales for Garth's concerts probably be a thrill. Garth's such a Good Samaritan that it would be natural for him come to the aid of fallen cowboys. Maybe he could smash a guitar on a bull's horns. Weight Loss Crusader With no fanfare, Garth shed his paunch and turned heads with a new, slimmer physique. In response to all the aggressive infomercial weight loss programs, Garth could launch the Quiet Diet His patented plan: Get rich, buy a gym, work out lose weight and say "aw shucks" when people notice.

Illusionist: He's flown during concerts. He's made it rain. He's stood inside walls of fire. Turn to PACE 2D, Column 1 By CLARK PARSONS Staff Writer It's been nine years since Garth Brooks first came to Nashville in hopes of being a country singer. He succeeded, and by today's stan-dards, nine years is just too long to spend in one job.

i Sure, Garth has a deal with Disney, but who'd be surprised to see Garth follow Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and George Strait to the silver screen? He doesnt need any i more money. And if Garth is truly ambivalent about life in the limelight he needs to know his options. Garth begins a sold-out four-night stand in Murfreesboro tonight As a friendly service, and using his obvious talents and interests as a guide, we present a list of plausible career changes. Garth's a people person, a self-starter. He could excel in so many fields.

Fashion Designer First Garth popularized those Mondrian and splatter-paint shirts. Now everyone except Garth wears them He's moved on to wearing ropers, the low-heeled lace-up rodeo boots. Move over, Ralph Lauren, Garth can spot and create fashion trends with the best of them. Real Estate Dealmaken Donald Trump popularized the art of dealmaking, and Garth has proven his business acumen too. He renegotiated a jaw-dropping contract with Liberty Records.

He took the lead in fighting against GARTH BROOKS always turn into a zoo of free media coverage. Look out Don King, Garth could hype a croquet match. Rodeo Gown: He's always singing about his love of rodeo, and toying with bulls would TELEVISION Fran's ailing and needs the kids to take care or her, ana decides to give them a taste of their own medicine, a dose of whining on The Nanny at 7 p.m. on WTVF-Chan-nei 5. REAL PEOPLE On: Crime "I work with kids at the Williamson County Juvenile Center," said Tim Cotton of Nashville.

"Some of their problems start at home. Parents have to provide better home training. And we need stricter laws for kids to deter them from a sec TO OUR READERS Attention telecommuters: Are you cruising the information superhighway without leaving your house? We're looking for true telecommuters, those who "commute" to work via a computer modem and fax machine. That means you are a full- or part-time employee for a company, but rarely go into an office. We'd like to talk to you.

Now we don't mean anyone whose company operates solely out of the bedroom. Telecommuters, fax your name and daytime phone number to The Tennessean, 259-8057. NO KIDDING? What is game show trivia? The answer is Jeopardy. 1. No.

of shows filmed per year 230 2. Riming days per year 46 3. Shows filmed per day 5 4. Answers and questions per year 14,030 5. Contestant applications per year 250,000 61 answersquestions per show Source: The Jeopardy Book (Alex Trebek and Peter Barsocchini, HarperPerennial, 1990) SECTION EDITORS Catherine Mayhew, Managing EditorFeatures, call 259-8058 Patrick Connolly, Deputy Managing EditorFeatures, call 259-8040 How to list an event, call 259-8050 To fax an event, 259-8057 (Monday-Friday) Best Dais Dylan and Brandon square off on Beverly Hills 90210 at 7 p.m.

on WZTV-Channe) 17. Complete TV listing on Pag 50. 1 ond offense." COTTON.

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