European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 1994 faces n places a ? it the stars and stripes Page 21 Houston almost takes it All with awards from wire reports. Whitney Houston swept the 21st annual american music awards on monday in los Angeles with seven honors on the strength of the bodyguard movie sound track and her version of the Dolly Parton Torch song 7 will always love you. The soundtrack from the bodyguard in which Houston starred with Kevin Costner in love Story was named favorite album in the pop Rock soul rhythm and blues and adult contemporary categories. Houston also was favorite pop Rock and soul re female artist. Her / will always love you was favorite pop Rock and soul re single. I know Dolly never thought she d get an re song said Houston who took a leading eight Nomi nations into the program. She had 11 previous Ameri can music awards to her credit from 1986 to 1989. The nominees were chosen based on sales figures re ported by music Trade publications and the winners were determined by a nationwide poll of about 20,000 people i. Or. Dre won favorite artist and new artist in rap hiphop. In accepting the award he emphasized the genre s legitimacy and thanked everybody who loves the Art form called hip hop Eric Clapton was named pop Rock s favorite male artist Topping a Field that included Michael Jackson. Aero Smith won favorite pop Rock band and heavy Metal hard Rock artist raising the Veteran group s Ca reer american music award total to five. Alan Jackson s Chattahoochee was the favorite country single and his a lot about Liyin and a Little bout love took the country album title. Country s top female artist trophy went to Reba Mcentire who remembered the victims of the Earth quake that Shook los Angeles last month. I m going to accept this on behalf of All those folks she said. Garth Brooks roped country s favorite male artist trophy. Toni Braxton also was a double Winner As favorite new artist in soul re and adult contemporary categories. /. The favorite male soul re artist was Luther Van dross who bested Jackson baby face and Houston s husband Bobby Brown. Alabama collected its 17th am a trophy As it picked up the Honor for favorite country band duo or group. The band has won one or More trophies every year since 1983, including 11 previous favorite band awards. In Vogue topped arrested development and Sov for favorite soul re band duo or group. Winning across categories Stone Temple pilots earned trophies for both new pop Rock and heavy Metal hard Rock artist. John Michael Montgomery was country s favorite new artist. Kenny g seemed overwhelmed at being chosen Over Houston and Michael Bolton As favorite adult contemporary artist. Whitney Houston shows the eight honors she received at the american music awards on monday. I would have never expected to win this thing. Are you sure this is right he asked. Houston also received the award of Merit for out standing contributions to the musical entertainment of the american Houston cried As Stevie wonder presented the winners include Bing Crosby Berry Gordy jr., Irving Berlin and Johnny Cash. Letterman s olympic mom live from Lillehammer Norway the woman who brought us David Letterman will cover the Winter olympics for his late show. Dorothy Letterman Mother of the talk show Host will be the show s olympic games correspondent said lbs spokeswoman Rosemary a Conan. Dorothy Letterman will be filing daily live reports from Lillehammer during the taping of her son s night time show starting next week. Turner helps schools Ted Turner pledged a total of $75 million to three schools monday. Turner owner of Turner broadcasting system promised $25 million each to Mccallie school a men s preparatory school in Chattanooga Tenn. Brown University in Providence . And the Citadel a state supported military College in Charleston . Turner who also owns baseball s Atlanta braves and basketball s Atlanta Hawks graduated from Mccallie in 1956 and Brown in 1960. His three sons attended the Citadel. We1 re #1 every Day just like Calvin & Hobbes is read by More stripes readers than any other comic strip service members overseas rely More on the stars and stripes for their daily news than any other source. Subscribe to the stars and stripes and you la get regular delivery of world and military news sports entertainment and much More. Home delivery is convenient and won t Cost you a Penny More than the newsstand Price. Call our toll free Ujj number for the country you re stationed in and sign up for Home i i1 toll free numbers Belgium 07su-8775 Germany 0130-840048 Italy 1678-73456 Netherlands 06-022-7629 900-99-455 0-800-898854 based on our comics poll and readership Survey nobody docs it better
