GRAMMYs_ Fantasia Barrino Tributes Tina Turner With Proud Mary Performance

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00:00 Tina's voice continues to speak to all of us and tonight to honor

00:06 Tina Turner

00:09 her memory with her own

00:11 empowering voice

00:13 joined by Adam Blackstone

00:15 this is

00:18 Fantasia Barino

00:20 [Music]

00:29 Fantasia Barino belting out an epic cover of Proud Mary in a tribute to Tina Turner Sunday night at the Grammys

00:37 [Music]

00:44 Watch as the singer delivers an uplifting rendition of the icon song

00:49 [Music]

00:57 I'm gonna represent good music, represent one of the queens of soul music, pop music, R&B, Tina Turner

01:03 And it's a showstopping number.

01:06 She is our forever goddess of rock and roll

01:09 Who inspired millions

01:14 a moving symbol of grace and grit

01:18 soul and power

01:20 Tina's tribute was one of a few highlighted during the shows in memoriam Stevie Wonder also honoring the late Tony Bennett

01:28 I remember hearing Tony Bennett singing

01:32 for once in my life

01:34 when I was like 13 to 14 years old and

01:36 Then I went in the studio when I did the song the writer of the song said what are you doing to my song?

01:42 It was for once in my life

01:44 But what's amazing is I was able to actually sing the song with someone that I admired for so long

01:50 Not just because of his voice, which was incredible

01:54 But because of his art his love for art

01:57 Performing a duet of for once in my life alongside Bennett via a video recording. It's like

02:04 It's amazing. Tony. I'm gonna miss you forever. I love you always and

02:11 God bless that God allowed us to have you and have us in this time and space in our lives

02:18 Annie Lennox also paying tribute to Sinead O'Connor with a tearful delivery of nothing compares to you

02:26 And Clarence Avant was honored with John Batiste's gospel infused rendition of Bill Withers ain't no sunshine

02:35 Lenny Kravitz sharing a few words about the black godfather

02:40 Clarence Avant was a trusted mentor and believer in the likes of Quincy Jones and

02:46 Bill Withers to name just a few whose lives he changed forever

02:51 as a musical family

02:54 we mourn the loss of our godfather and

02:56 Celebrate the inspiring life he shared

02:59 with his beloved wife

03:02 Jacqueline

03:05 You

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