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Hudson among big names to pay tribute to Whitney Houston

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago’s native Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion and Usher will pay tribute to the late Whitney Houston in a one-hour TV special.

Other artists will also be featured in “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston”, which will tape Oct. 11 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.

It will air Nov. 16 on CBS.

Houston died at age 48 in February. Authorities called her death an accidental drowning, complicated by heart disease and cocaine use.

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