February 09, 2012
For the Love of R&B Grammy Party
Tru Hollywood / Los Angeles, CA
Jesus Loves Me (With Kelly Price)
May 05, 2011
Inglewood, CA
The Forum
Tell Me Something Good (With Chaka Khan)
Musicology (With Prince)
Surprise guest at Prince's concert.
February 12, 2011
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
Walk On By
I Say a Little Prayer
Alfie (Snippet)
That's What Friends Are For (With Dionne Warwick)
January 31, 2011
Carol Brown's Funeral
Twelfth Baptist Church / Boston, MA
Take My Hand, Precious Lord
Never Would Have Made It
September 04, 2010
Houston, TX
Love & Liberty Fellowship Church
Unknown Song (With Kim Burrel)
December 12, 2009
St. Petersburg, Russia
Grand Hotel Evropa
None currently available :(
February 07, 2009
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
I Will Always Love You
I Believe in You and Me
It's Not Right but It's Okay
I'm Every Woman
October, 2008 (Exact date unknown)
Dee Dee Warwick's Funeral
New Hope Baptist Church / Newark, NJ
The Lord Is My Shepherd
The Lord's Prayer (With Cissy Houston & Dionne Warwick)
December 15, 2004
Kim Porter's 34th Birthday Party
Atlanta, GA
None currently available :(
November 08, 2003
Praise Power Concert
Atlanta Civic Center / Atlanta, GA
None currently available :(
September 03, 2001
Unknown, Caribbean
Disney Cruise
Last Dance
On the itinerary for Monday night was karaoke. I have never done it before, so I got there real early. Because I was the first one there, I was the first one up. I sang Back In The U.S.S.R. The next singer up was Whitney Houston. I guess you can say I opened up for Whitney Houston. She was on the cruise with her whole family and Bobby Brown. When she came up she firmly said, "I ain't doin no Whitney songs." so she sang Donna Summer's "Last Dance". Bobby Brown sang, "Get Jiggy With It" and his son sang "Billie Jean" .
The next night "Nippy" (that's what her friends and family call her) was at the disco and we had a great conversation. I gave her the new Peter Stanganelli CD "Do It Up America". I told her about the music school I owned back home in Merrick. She was so warm and friendly. We took pictures and she signed one of my music school flyers.Â
The next day we were at the beach. She was dancing with all the kids. Also found myself talking basketball with Bobby Brown at the ESPN lounge.Â
After the cruise she performed at a Michael Jackson tribute concert at MSG. She had a fight with Michael Jackson because he would not let Bobby Brown perform. Well, the next day the Daily News had a horrible story about her with a horrible picture of her saying that she was anorexic and she couldn't sing anymore. I said to myself I just spent a week with her she was beautiful and she sang terrific. One of my early experiences with fake news.
(Written by John Riolo)
January, 2001 (Exact date unknown)
Cookie Johnson's 42nd Birthday Party
House of Blues / Los Angeles, CA
Happy Birthday to You
January 19, 2001
Wyclef Jean's All-Star Jam
Carnegie Hall / New York, NY
I Go to the Rock
My Love Is Your Love (With Wyclef Jean)
"But true Diva-hood arrived in the form of Whitney Houston: 'It's an honor to be performing once again at Carnegie Hall. My God!' Houston radiated star power as she stopped mid-song to address the crowd. 'Hi, how are you?' she said to no one in particular. 'Clive Davis! I miss you.' Houston was animated and in tremendous voice as she sang her Wyclef-penned smash hit 'Your Love Is My Love.'"
"Whitney Houston's appearance was a highlight, as she moved easily from the gospel standard 'I Go to the Rock' to the Jean-penned 'My Love Is Your Love.' Dressed in a black-beaded pantsuit, Houston was in fine voice and seemed to be in good spirits as she musically sparred with Jean and the singing group Sunday, even though she did not return for the finale."
December 09, 2000
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Ocean Club Resort
Count on Me (With BeBe Winans)
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (With BeBe Winans)
I'll Take You There (With BeBe Winans)
My Prerogative (With Bobby Brown)
(Setlist may be incomplete)
November 28, 2000
Paul Robeson Tribute Concert
New Jersey Performing Arts Center / Newark, NJ
I Loves You, Porgy (Snippet)
You'll Never Stand Alone
A Houston family reunion highlighted the nearly four-hour "Paul Robeson: Voice for the Millennium'' concert Tuesday night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Whitney Houston, her husband Bobby Brown and her mother, Cissy Houston, all performed in the show, which paid tribute to the Princeton, New Jersey-born Robeson and raised funds for Robeson-inspired charities.
The younger, Newark-born Houston, wearing a form-fitting, olive-green evening dress with a
matching, dyed fox stole, complete with face and tail, sang an a cappella snippet of "I Loves You, Porgy'' before delivering a moving rendition of "You'll Never Stand Alone.''
Her father, John Houston, was Robeson's godson.
"As I was growing up [my grandmother] told me of this wonderful, wonderful man, who could do anything, anything, from sports to academics to singing,'' Houston said from the stage. "I didn't believe at that time that a black man could ever, ever do that, and I understand that why I stand here today is because of Paul Robeson.''
Much of the evening's excitement centered on her. The concert, attended by approximately 1,800, was one of the singer's few public appearances since a marijuana possession charge against her in Hawaii was resolved earlier this month.
Houston later sang backup for Brown as he performed his hit "Every Little Step.'' Brown wore a leather jacket and leather skirt.
"I'm a little crazy with my skirt!'' Brown said, as the audience cheered.
February 22, 2000
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
It's Not Right but It's Okay
This Will Be (With Natalie Cole)
(Setlist may be incomplete)
January 01, 2000
NYE Millennium Celebration
Convention and Exhibition Centre / Hong Kong
The Greatest Love of All
June 29, 1999
NYC Pride Fest
Pier 54 / New York, NY
Heartbreak Hotel
It's Not Right but It's Okay
February 23, 1999
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
Heartbreak Hotel (With Kelly Price & Faith Evans)
(Setlist is incomplete)
September 20, 1998
Pleasantville, NJ
Evangelical Fellowship Church
God Will Take Care of You
September 14, 1998
14th Annual Dinner of Champions
Century Plaza Hotel / Los Angeles, CA
A Song for You
February 24, 1998
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom / New York, NY
I Love the Lord
September 08, 1997
Gianni Versace Private Memorial
The Temple of Dendur / New York, NY
Unknown Song (Sung acapella)
August 25, 1997
New York, NY
Arthur Ashe Stadium
One Moment in Time
December 09, 1996
Preacher's Wife Premiere Party
Roseland Ballroom / New York, NY
I Go to the Rock
Joy to the World
He's All Over Me (With Shirley Caesar)
(Setlist incomplete)
August 31, 1996
Pebble's 32nd Birthday Party
Celebrity Rock Cafe / Atlanta, GA
None currently available :(
February 27, 1996
Pre-Grammy Gala
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Live debut)
January 10, 1995
A Salute to Ella Fitzgerald
Universal Amphitheatre / Universal City, CA
How Long Has This Been Going On?
October 04, 1994
Washington, DC
White House Rose Garden
Love's in Need of Love Today
People
Tomorrow
The Greatest Love of All
April 09, 1994
Rock for the Rainforest
Carnegie Hall / New York, NY
If It's Magic
I Will Always Love You
La donna è mobile (With Luciano Pavarotti, Sting & Elton John) (Take #1)
La donna è mobile (With Luciano Pavarotti, Sting & Elton John) (Take #2)
February 05, 1994
Bobby Brown's 25th Birthday Party
Tavern On The Green / New York, NY
Happy Birthday to You
You Were Meant for Me (With Bobby Brown)
January 27, 1994
AIDS Project LA: Commitment to Live VII
Universal Amphitheatre / Universal City, CA
Don't Cry
June 17, 1993
London, England
Wembley Arena
Something in Commom (With Bobby Brown)
Surprise guest at Bobby Brown's concert.
June 01, 1993
Tokyo, Japan
Nippon Budokan
Something in Commom (With Bobby Brown)
Surprise guest at Bobby Brown's concert.
May 12, 1993
Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR China
Hong Kong Coliseum
Something in Commom (With Bobby Brown)
Surprise guest at Bobby Brown's concert.
May 08, 1993
Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
Jakarta Hilton Convention Center
Something in Commom (With Bobby Brown)
Surprise guest at Bobby Brown's concert.
May 05, 1993
Kallang, Singapore
Singapore Indoor Stadium
Something in Commom (With Bobby Brown)
Surprise guest at Bobby Brown's concert.
June 06, 1992
Man of the Year Celebration
Friar's Club / New York, NY
That's What Friends Are For (With Dionne Warwick)
October 26, 1990
Carousel of Hope Ball
The Beverly Hilton / Beverly Hills, CA
One Moment in Time
Unknown Song (With Stevie Wonder)
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
August 04, 1990
UNCF Benefit Dinner
Los Angeles, CA
Happy Birthday to You
June 12, 1990
Annual President's Dinner
White House / Washington, DC
One Song
May 23, 1990
Take 6 Benefit Concert
Carnegie Hall / New York, NY
Unknown Song (With Bebe Winans & Cece Winans)
The heavyweight name on was Wonder, but negotiations for the voice of the spirit opened well before he appeared onstage. They began when BeBe Winans, of the gospel act Bebe and Cece Winans, jumped down into the audience. Leaving his sister onstage in mid-vamp, he ducked into the second row and, looking for a singer to share the moment, pulled out Whitney Houston. The maneuver was as spontaneous as a presidential photo op, but heck, faith was in effect here.
Taking the microphone tentatively at first, Houston picked up on Cece's vamp. "Feels good to me," Cece sang, filling her lungs with the four or five syllables of the first word, and letting the last word sit on the tip of her tongue. Houston sang the phrase back to her, rounding it out, sweetening it. Then Cece took it up again, laying even more damage on the same line. And back to Houston.
With each exchange, the singers matched each other's embellishments, and added additional flourishes. And each time, they pushed the phrase further By John Leland from rational language and into irrational communication. The histrionics of gospel and gospel-based singing, however impressive, aren't empty showboating, but voyages toward a kind of divine revelation; the singers seek to tell a secret that human language cannot comprehend, except maybe through parables. Houston and Winans batted the phrase back and forth roughly, physically until it spoke without words. Houston may make tepid records, but she makes dynamic cameos.
(Newsday)
October 21, 1989
South Florida Drug Abuse Gala
The Polo Club / Boca Raton, FL
In Return
You and Me Against the World (With Cissy Houston)
June 22, 1989
Habilitative Systems Inc. Gala
The Ritz-Carlton / Chicago, IL
Amazing Grace (Snippet)
Hold Up the Light (With Cece Winans & Bebe Winans)
The Greatest Love of All
That's What Friends Are For (With Cece Winans, Bebe Winans, Luther Vandross, Cissy Houston & Dionne Warwick)
June 10, 1989
AIDS Benefit Weekend Gala
Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center / New York, NY
Hold Up the Light (With Cece Winans & Bebe Winans)
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
May 12, 1989
Los Angeles, CA
Wiltern Theatre
Hold Up the Light (With Cece Winans & Bebe Winans)
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
May 06, 1989
Miami Beach, FL
Cameo Theatre
Unknown Song(s) (With BeBe Winans)
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
April 23, 1989
Devon, PA
Valley Forge Music Fair
Hold Up the Light (With Cece Winans & Bebe Winans)
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
April 22, 1989
New York, NY
Radio City Music Hall
Unknown Song (With Al Jarreau)
Surprise guest at Al Jarreau's concert.
April 20, 1989
Westbury, NY
Westbury Music Fair
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
April 08, 1989
Detroit, MI
Masonic Temple Theatre
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
March 31, 1989
Royal Oak, MI
Royal Oak Music Theatre
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
February 01, 1989
Honolulu, HI
Ilikai Hotel Pacific Ballroom
Surprise guest at BeBe & CeCe Winans' concert.
December 26, 1988
Winans' Christmas Gospel Concert
Fox Theatre / Detroit, MI
Hold Up the Light (With Cece Winans & Bebe Winans)
Unknown Song (With Stevie Wonder & Marvin Winans)
(Setlist incomplete)
July 24, 1988
Holmdel, NJ
Garden State Arts Center
I Just Called to Say I Love You (With Stevie Wonder)
Surprise guest at Stevie Wonder's concert.
March 10, 1988
UNCF Gala
Sheraton Hotel / New York, NY
America the Beautiful / Lift Every Voice and Sing
May 15, 1987
Montreux Golden Rose Rock Festival
Casino de Montreux / Montreux, Switzerland
How Will I Know
Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Live debut)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
May 10, 1987
Linda Creed Memorial Scholarship Fund
Convention Hall and Civic Center / Philadelphia, PA
Hold Me (With Teddy Pendergrass)
The Greatest Love of All
May 04, 1985
Munich, Germany
P1 Club
None currently available :(
April 22, 1985
Toronto, ON, Canada
Club Bluenote
None currently available :(
March 10, 1985
London, England
London Hippodrome
How Will I Know
(Setlist incomplete; 3 song set)
March 06, 1985
Hilversum, Netherlands
Bar-Discotheek
None currently available :(
February 17, 1985
Newark, NJ
Newark Museum of Art
None currently available :(
January 19, 1985 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 19, 1985 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 18, 1985 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 18, 1985 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 12, 1985 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 12, 1985 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 11, 1985 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 11, 1985 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 10, 1985 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 10, 1985 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 09, 1985 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 09, 1985 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 08, 1985 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
January 08, 1985 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Don't Let Me Lose This Dream (With Cissy Houston)
(Setlist incomplete)
November 30, 1984
New York, NY
Arista's 10th Anniversary
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
I Wanna Be Where You Are
I Am Changing
The Greatest Love of All
Tomorrow
July, 1984 (Exact date unknown)
New York, NY
The Limelight
Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (With Jermaine Jackson)
I Am Changing
(Setlist incomplete)
April 07, 1984 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 07, 1984 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 06, 1984 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 06, 1984 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 31, 1984 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 31, 1984 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 30, 1984 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 30, 1984 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 29, 1984 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 29, 1984 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 28, 1984 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 28, 1984 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 27, 1984 (11:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
March 27, 1984 (9:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Unknown Song (With Cissy Houston & Gary Houston)
(Setlist incomplete)
April 16, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 16, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 15, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 15, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 14, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 14, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 13, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 13, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 12, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 12, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 05, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
April 05, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
February 23, 1983
Newark, NJ
Essex County College Gymnasium
The Greatest Love of All
You and Me Against the World (With Cissy Houston)
(Setlist incomplete)
February 19, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 19, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 18, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 18, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 16, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 16, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 15, 1983 (12:00 am start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
February 15, 1983 (10:00 pm start)
New York, NY
Sweetwater's Club
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Home
The Greatest Love of All
(Setlist may be incomplete)
January 16, 1983
New York, NY
Abyssinian Baptist Church
None currently available :(
October 31, 1982
New York, NY
Abyssinian Baptist Church
None currently available :(
June 22, 1982
New York, NY
Horn of Plenty
None currently available :(
March 30, 1982
New York, NY
Red Parrot Club
None currently available :(
July 05, 1981
Newark, NJ
N.I.U.P. Theater
Attendance: N/A
Revenue: N/A
None currently available :(
June, 1980 (Exact date unknown)
New York, NY
The Bottom Line
Home
(Setlist may be incomplete)
November 13, 1978
New York, NY
Carnegie Hall
Tomorrow (With Cissy Houston)
Surprise guest at Cissy Houston's concert.
February 15, 1978
New York, NY
The Town Hall
Tomorrow
1976 (Exact date unknown)
Newark, NJ
New Hope Baptist Church
Have a Little Talk with Jesus
1976 (Exact date unknown)
Newark, NJ
New Hope Baptist Church
More Love to Thee, O Christ
1975 (Exact date unknown)
Newark, NJ
New Hope Baptist Church
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
This was her very first solo performance.