Whitney Houston Asked 'Anyone Sing?' After Her Partner Lost Her Voice — Aretha Franklin Walked In

Forty-three minutes before showtime in Newark, Whitney Houston's duet partner lost her voice completely, and the closing gospel number was suddenly missing its heart. When Whitney asked a silent hallway if anyone could sing, nobody answered, until a woman in a veiled hat quietly set down her tea and opened the green room door. It was Aretha Franklin, and what happened in that corridor and then on that stage is a dramatized retelling of the kind of night musicians still whisper about, where the voice did all the talking.This video is a dramatized retelling inspired by real artists and their musical legacy. Some characters, dialogue, and events are fictionalized for storytelling purposes.