REMEMBERING WHITNEY: Detroit musicians sing with Whitney Houston and cover her songs

DETROIT (WXYZ) - News of the death of Whitney Houston had us thinking of some of her greatest songs that have been covered by Detroit artists and some of the performances she did with Motown greats.

Whitney Houston's songs are familiar to anyone who grew up in the 1980s, especially here in metro Detroit, where she had a loyal fan base.

Below, you'll see and hear several area musicians who paid tribute to Houston over the years by playing her songs and singing alongside her.

Aretha Franklin sings Houston's  'Saving all my love for you'

Whitney Houston sings 'Bridge over troubled water' with CeCe Winans

Stevie Wonder sings 'Superstition' with Whitney Houston on the Arsenio Hall Show

Whitney Houston joins Motown singers and songwriters Ashford and Simpson

Diana Ross and Whitney Houston sing to Muhammad Ali

Detroit indie-rockers Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. cover Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)'

And finally, singer Katy Perry visited the Palace of Auburn Hills last summer and covered Houston: