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Aired February 10, 2005 - 13:30   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Charles and Camilla. The news is blowing back (INAUDIBLE) today, after a romance more than 30 years ago, carrying on while both were married to others and cohabiting at Clarence House, as it were, in recent years. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are putting an official stamp on their longtime love.
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney with more on today's news that Charles and Camilla are at last getting married.

Camilla, good to see you. And you know I've read all of this today, but you what I haven't seen? A ring. Is there a ring? Where is the ring?

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, think it's pretty safe to say, I'm sure he can afford one. And we're expecting within the next hour or so an appearance by the couple at Windsor Castle, which is just outside London, and it's expected that she will show off her new ring, or at least it will be on display, on the third finger of her left hand.

But there has been a kind of muted response to this carefully choreographed announcement here in England. There has been a kind of acceptance of Camilla Parker-Bowles over the years as Prince Charles' longtime lover and indeed his escort.

Charles, it is known, had wanted to marry Camilla for some time. But because once he assumes power and becomes head of the king of England here, he will become king of the Church of England, and as a divorcee, that would create problems.

That's just a jogger. Here you go, it's a public park.

That would create problems for him head of the government of England, and also being a divorcee. And Camilla Parker-Bowles herself being a divorcee.

Now there are those here are who saying that this announcement has been buried in the middle of a general election campaign, which is about to get under way. The announcement being made now in February, and then in April of course the wedding itself will take place, just before, we understand, an election will happen at the beginning of May.

Charles, we understand, and Camilla, will marry in a private ceremony. It will not be a royal wedding, as such as we're used to seeing here among senior members of the royal family. It will be a private, civil ceremony. But it will afterwards have the blessings of the archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England -- Tony.

HARRIS: OK, Fionnuala Sweeney. Fionnuala, thank you -- Kyra.

KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, real quickly, we want to check in once again, live pictures from Rome, Pope John Paul II. It was just a few minutes ago that he was released from the hospital after a 10-day stay resulting from breathing problems, Vatican officials say from the flu. Ten days and he's looking great. He came out of the hospital. They had covered up the pope-mobile with plastic so he wouldn't get cold. He came right in. He was smiling, shaking hands with people within his staff, and he was off.

And hundreds of people lining up outside the hospital, journalists and supporters, waving and clapping. The pope waving to everybody. Now he's heading back to the Vatican, a slow trip along the way. A lot of people lining up the street to clap and hear him on. You can actually hear the voices of the pope's supporters.

He's getting ready now for a spiritual retreat, something our correspondent Alessio Vinci says that he does every year. Even though he missed Ash Wednesday, the first time in 26 years, he will make his annual spiritual retreat.

Once again, Pope John Paul II there in his pope-mobile, alongside his security and supporters, behind the guard rails there supporting the pope, as he waves to them, and they give him his support as he heads back to the Vatican.

We'll continue to follow the pope, any new developments, especially -- well, we're not far. They have arrived. They have arrived -- Tony.

HARRIS: Now from royalty and Rome to the royal couple, let's spend a little bit more time talking about this -- well, why don't we just stay with this?

PHILLIPS: Two big stories. The pope coming home...

HARRIS: Trying to figure out how to segue that.

PHILLIPS: And we have Camilla and Prince Charles announcing their wedding vows. And you know what, we'll get to that later. That's OK, but right now, what do you think, I think pope takes priority.

HARRIS: I'm with you. I'm totally with you on this.

PHILLIPS: It's a beautiful shot. Have you ever been to the Vatican?

HARRIS: No, I haven't. I haven't.

PHILLIPS: Pretty amazing place. The pope, he'll actually go into a side entrance there. They'll take him right into the back, and we'll see if any more formalities take place. We'll follow it.

HARRIS: All right, back to the future, and those upcoming nuptials, as Charles and Camilla's wedding will be breaking some new ground. It could be a bit of a sticky wickey, you know, how to strike the right balance between celebratory and tasteful, given the parties and the history involved here.

Weighing in to point out some of the potential matrimonial potholes, we welcome celebrity wedding coordinator Siobhan Craven Robins from London.

Siobhan, good to see you.

SIOBHAN CRAVEN-ROBINS, CELEBRITY WEDDING COORDINATOR: Hello, Tony. Good to see you.

HARRIS: Well, I've got to ask you, how will this wedding on April 8th be different from the wedding between Prince Charles and Diana those many years ago?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Well, it just had to be, even just by the legal requirements, they have to have a civil ceremony; they can't be married in a church.

But I think the couple themselves, surely their advisers are very sensitive to the fact they've both been married before, that the previous wedding was the fairy tale wedding, I think, for whole world. Everybody tuned in to watch that. It was the big dress, the beautiful bride, the fabulous setting. So I don't think they're going to even try to compete with that. It wouldn't make sense. So I imagine this will be more sedate, but still tasteful, and obviously more moving ceremony for them.

HARRIS: Can we assume the planning for this is under way? It must.

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Oh, yes, I would have thought they've been planning for a while, because two months isn't a lot of time to be planning such a big wedding. I mean, they're fortunate, they don't have the problem of trying to find a location or worrying about good food and catering. It can all be done in house.

HARRIS: So all right, let me tap into your knowledge, your expertise here as a wedding coordinator. So what is this likely to look like? Have you been doing a little reporting for us? What's your best guess as to what the ceremony might look like?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Well, I think that they're definitely going have the ceremony blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury now that he has given his blessing and approval of it. So I imagine that that part will take the part of quite a traditional ceremony. And obviously the public are going to want to see them both and congratulate them. So I should imagine there will be the usual sort of walkabout afterward.

I know that the ceremony and reception is take place at Windsor Castle, and so the reception afterwards I imagine will be quite traditional, in that it will be in a banqueting hall there. And that there's so much protocol they have to follow anyway, it's a royal wedding, and certain guests they have to have there as well. So they can't use too much to the imagination actually.

HARRIS: Siobhan, I want to put you on the spot here. It is your wedding to orchestrate here. How much of a budget would you want? Give us an idea. How much money would you like to coordinate this?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Oh, think it's got to be a million pounds definitely. I imagine the number of guests they're going to have is going to be 400 or 500, and really sort of go to town in terms of the reception -- you know, beautiful decor, fabulous food, great champagne. So it will cost a fair bit. I mean that would be a lovely budget. Quite whether they're going to spend that much, I don't know.

HARRIS: Siobhan, we appreciate it. Thanks for taking the time.

We'll take a break and come back with more LIVE FROM right after this.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

HARRIS: Grammy award time. They're handed out Sunday in Los Angeles. This year's show features a salute to jazz, as well as the performances and gushing speeches you've come to expect. What multi- nominated act just Puzzling people, trying to fit it into a particular category? It's not jazz or rock or country.

Well, we'll let A.J. Hammer explain.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LORETTA LYNN, COUNTRY SINGER (singing): I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter.

A.J. HAMMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Take a country music legend and an acclaimed young rock star, put on spin cycle. What comes out? In the case of Loretta Lynn, possibly the crowning achievement of her long career.

LYNN (singing): Well, Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz -- if that ain't love, then tell me what it is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think this was far and away the best album of 2004, as far as I'm concerned. And I also think it's the album of her career.

HAMMER: The unlikely collaboration of 60-something Lynn and 20- something Jack White began after she learned he was a big fan. She invited White, the driving force behind the Grammy-winning White Stripes, to Nashville and they bonded over homemade chicken and dumplings. The album "Van Lear Rose" began to take shape with his simple directive.

LYNN: He wanted me to write all these songs. HAMMER: Write she did, penning every tune. White produced the album, played guitar on it and sang a duet that's up for a Grammy award.

(MUSIC)

HAMMER: White stripped the sound to its essentials, letting Lynn's voice and the lyrics do the talking.

JACK WHITE, THE WHITE STRIPES: I wanted to get away from that modern country type of production. Because it would be -- it's gotten to the point of it being -- a lot of stuff is being really heartless and very unemotional. And she's so emotional and real in her songwriting.

LYNN (singing): I took off my wedding band and put it on my right hand.

HAMMER: Despite acclaim from critics, Lynn's peers didn't give her a single nomination for a Country Music Association award.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I confronted somebody who's on the CMA board and I said, you realize this is a scandal, right?

HAMMER: Was it backlash for working with a Nashville outsider like White? Whatever the case, Grammy voters made up for the snub by giving her five nominations, including Best Country Album. And while victory is uncertain, one thing seems assured: her continuing friendship with White.

WHITE: We're good buddies now. We're really good buddies.

HAMMER: A.J. Hammer, CNN, Los Angeles.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: I like them. A little Grammy right now from a bonafide rock n' roller, Johnny Colt. And I can tell you because he's self-made, folks. Formerly of the Black Crows, now -- can we get a tight shot? He's now with Train, formerly with the Black Crows. Johnny Colt here to talk about the Grammys. We're not making predictions. Right, Johnny?

JOHNNY COLT, BASSIST, TRAIN: Right. If you knew how many e- mails I got from the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) committee. No predictions.

PHILLIPS: No. Who cares? We don't need to make -- everyone else is making predictions. I want to talk to you about when you went to the Grammys, OK? Black Crows, right? That was the first time...

COLT: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Take me back. Were you excited? Were you too cocky to care? You were on a high? I remember buying the C.D. You guys were it. COLT: We were young and didn't know any better. You know, the Grammys have changed a lot since then. That was 1991. We were nominated for either Best New Song or Artist of the Year., I can't remember. But actually back then in the rock community, you were concerned about winning it. Because you might feel like it was sort of the kiss death from a credibility standpoint.

PHILLIPS: Wow.

COLT: That has definitely changed. And a lot has to do with hip hop. Hip hop has really brought -- well, it's brought it up to speed in the sense that it's more credible, because it means more to that community. Rock has followed that. And I think the rock bands are really eager to win them. It means something different than it did -- I hate to say it, 15 years ago.

PHILLIPS: You still look great, though.

COLT: Thanks. Well, I was 20 when they nominated me. So I'm not that old now. We were kids, you know, we just didn't know any better. You're 20 years old. Now what's interesting is, we were nominated and didn't win. But the guys in Train have won a number of Grammys before I joined. And now that we're together, man, I sure wish I won that one because they hang that over my head every day.

PHILLIPS: ... give you a hard time?

COLT: Every argument ends with well, I don't know what you think, but I have a Grammy, do you?

PHILLIPS: Well, but you know what? Hello, you're in the band, though. They picked you, right?

COLT: Just because -- they picked me because I'm there, but not big enough. Just big enough to control.

PHILLIPS: So take us kind of behind the scenes. I mean, let's go back, you know, 20 years or so. Oh, yes, here we go, here's Pat...

COLT: Man, he's good looking.

PHILLIPS: He's a handsome guy.

COLT: The ladies love that guy.

PHILLIPS: Really?

COLT: And covered up with talent.

PHILLIPS: I thought he was kind of short.

COLT: He makes up for it in style.

PHILLIPS: He's got quite a voice, huh? Yes, he's a sexy guy.

COLT: I got to tell you, he's... PHILLIPS: But let's talk about you. It's all about you, OK? Now you are with Train now. But take us sort of behind the scenes then and now. How political is the Grammies? I mean, is it about really -- about true talent, about musical ability, or is it a little political?

COLT: Well, I think there's a little bit of politics involved in every business. Definitely exists. But the voting process works amongst professionals. So it's professionals voting for each other. You know? So in that sense, everyone's working towards the greatest and highest good. Those of us who belong and who are voting want the best artist to win, the most talented people, because you want to keep the talent level high.

PHILLIPS: Sex, drugs, wild women, is it still happening or is it passe?

COLT: Well, you know, I did all of that and I sure wish I could do it again, but I'm a little late in life for that. And I'm sure my wife...

PHILLIPS: Well, you're married and you have kids now.

COLT: ... my wife wouldn't appreciate it, nor would my kids.

PHILLIPS: What do your kids think of the tattoos? That's what I want to know.

COLT: Well, you know, they don't know life without them. You know, my daughter draws pictures on herself and you know, she wonders about getting her first tattoo. And my son is really small so -- he's 8 months.

PHILLIPS: Congratulations.

COLT: Thank you.

PHILLIPS: Well, this year, who are you interested, who are you watching, who do you think's hot, who you admire?

COLT: Well, again, there's no predictions.

PHILLIPS: Of course. But I want to know who you're interested in.

COLT: I'm interested -- I'm always interested in Bono and U2.

PHILLIPS: Not because they're just big...

COLT: How can you not admire U2? But they keep putting out great music so it will be interesting to watch them. I suddenly feel like a sports commentator.

PHILLIPS: There he is -- you want to go ahead and narrate his moves and his grooves and the glasses, too? The hair, the glasses.

COLT: Also, I'm not sure if this works, I don't want to get ahead of the thing...

PHILLIPS: No, but you like Green Day, too, right?

COLT: Well, I'm personally just a Green Day fan and they just keep coming back with better and better music and better and better records. So also Maroon 5, I'm a big fan.

PHILLIPS: A lot of people haven't heard of Maroon 5. I had a friend that introduced me to Maroon 5...

COLT: I don't see how they couldn't have, they're everywhere.

PHILLIPS: No, I agree.

COLT: They're everywhere.

PHILLIPS: A lot of people, even in this newsroom -- Maroon 5? Because we're going to talk to them next week. Tell us about them.

COLT: Great songs, period. Simple. Great songwriters. Great singer, a lot of style. And it kind of crosses over genres, so you'll see more and more from them, I'm sure.

PHILLIPS: So you're going to the Grammies?

COLT: No, I'm here for this interview with you guys. And we're working on Train music right now. So, unfortunately, I'm -- that's why I'm here.

PHILLIPS: So new album on the way?

COLT: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Do we know the title yet?

COLT: No, no title, no date. And I'm not allowed to say if I knew. There's a lot I can't say, right? It's sort of a witness protection plan.

PHILLIPS: But you'll come back and talk to us about it when it's out?

COLT: Absolutely, any time I get a chance.

PHILLIPS: Outstanding. That wasn't difficult, it was?

COLT: No, no problem.

PHILLIPS: We can do it again?

COLT: It's a little different talking on television than it is playing guitar, believe me. This is more like going to speech class.

PHILLIPS: Johnny Colt. He'll bring the guitar next time. Train coming out with a new CD. We can't tell you anything about it or he'll have to kill me. More LIVE FROM after this. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

HARRIS: A New Jersey couple whose 3-year-old daughter died nearly two years ago blames Children's Advil. Now they're suing the drugmaker. Nina Pineda with affiliate WABC in New York explains.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

NINA PINEDA, WABC REPORTER (voice-over): Heather Kiss was a quiet child who never complained up until the moment she died at the age of 3. Her parents had given her daughter Children's Liquid Advil and believe she developed a rare but deadly syndrome from it.

ANDREW KISS, FATHER: Her corneas were being scarred. Her mouth had just an endless amount of painful blisters. She couldn't swallow, eat, drink talk, anything without pain.

PINEDA: The reaction Heather had is called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome which causes patients to develop lesions which burn the skin from the inside.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The mortality is high. It is greater than 50 percent. So I wouldn't say across the board, but it is a very serious and life threatening disease.

PINEDA: SJS can develop as a reaction to any drug, not just ibuprofen. Symptoms usually develop within a week. They include rash, blisters, red splotches on the skin, blisters inside the nose, swelling of the eyelids and persistent fever.

(on camera): Efforts are under way to raise awareness about SJS. Pfizer makes Bextra, an anti-inflammatory, and they actually strengthened recently the side label warnings about severe skin reactions, including SJS.

(voice-over): Advil's warning label cautions about symptoms but does not mention the syndrome. Wyeth, Advil's manufacturer, states: "The FDA has thoroughly reviewed extensive submissions regarding Children's Advil, and has determined that its labeling does not require a warning about this condition."

The Kiss family is suing Wyeth, believing if it's required to warn about SJS, another family may be spared their heartache.

KISS: Obviously, a lot of parents may just ignore the warning anyway. But a lot of people won't. And that's important to us, that nobody goes through what we went through.

PINEDA: Nina Pineda, Channel 7 Eyewitness News.

HARRIS: And there's more LIVE FROM straight ahead, including a tribute to the man who bought the Hammond organ into the world of jazz. More LIVE FROM when we come back.

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Aired February 10, 2005 - 13:30   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Charles and Camilla. The news is blowing back (INAUDIBLE) today, after a romance more than 30 years ago, carrying on while both were married to others and cohabiting at Clarence House, as it were, in recent years. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are putting an official stamp on their longtime love.
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney with more on today's news that Charles and Camilla are at last getting married.

Camilla, good to see you. And you know I've read all of this today, but you what I haven't seen? A ring. Is there a ring? Where is the ring?

FIONNUALA SWEENEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, think it's pretty safe to say, I'm sure he can afford one. And we're expecting within the next hour or so an appearance by the couple at Windsor Castle, which is just outside London, and it's expected that she will show off her new ring, or at least it will be on display, on the third finger of her left hand.

But there has been a kind of muted response to this carefully choreographed announcement here in England. There has been a kind of acceptance of Camilla Parker-Bowles over the years as Prince Charles' longtime lover and indeed his escort.

Charles, it is known, had wanted to marry Camilla for some time. But because once he assumes power and becomes head of the king of England here, he will become king of the Church of England, and as a divorcee, that would create problems.

That's just a jogger. Here you go, it's a public park.

That would create problems for him head of the government of England, and also being a divorcee. And Camilla Parker-Bowles herself being a divorcee.

Now there are those here are who saying that this announcement has been buried in the middle of a general election campaign, which is about to get under way. The announcement being made now in February, and then in April of course the wedding itself will take place, just before, we understand, an election will happen at the beginning of May.

Charles, we understand, and Camilla, will marry in a private ceremony. It will not be a royal wedding, as such as we're used to seeing here among senior members of the royal family. It will be a private, civil ceremony. But it will afterwards have the blessings of the archbishop of Canterbury of the Church of England -- Tony.

HARRIS: OK, Fionnuala Sweeney. Fionnuala, thank you -- Kyra.

KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, real quickly, we want to check in once again, live pictures from Rome, Pope John Paul II. It was just a few minutes ago that he was released from the hospital after a 10-day stay resulting from breathing problems, Vatican officials say from the flu. Ten days and he's looking great. He came out of the hospital. They had covered up the pope-mobile with plastic so he wouldn't get cold. He came right in. He was smiling, shaking hands with people within his staff, and he was off.

And hundreds of people lining up outside the hospital, journalists and supporters, waving and clapping. The pope waving to everybody. Now he's heading back to the Vatican, a slow trip along the way. A lot of people lining up the street to clap and hear him on. You can actually hear the voices of the pope's supporters.

He's getting ready now for a spiritual retreat, something our correspondent Alessio Vinci says that he does every year. Even though he missed Ash Wednesday, the first time in 26 years, he will make his annual spiritual retreat.

Once again, Pope John Paul II there in his pope-mobile, alongside his security and supporters, behind the guard rails there supporting the pope, as he waves to them, and they give him his support as he heads back to the Vatican.

We'll continue to follow the pope, any new developments, especially -- well, we're not far. They have arrived. They have arrived -- Tony.

HARRIS: Now from royalty and Rome to the royal couple, let's spend a little bit more time talking about this -- well, why don't we just stay with this?

PHILLIPS: Two big stories. The pope coming home...

HARRIS: Trying to figure out how to segue that.

PHILLIPS: And we have Camilla and Prince Charles announcing their wedding vows. And you know what, we'll get to that later. That's OK, but right now, what do you think, I think pope takes priority.

HARRIS: I'm with you. I'm totally with you on this.

PHILLIPS: It's a beautiful shot. Have you ever been to the Vatican?

HARRIS: No, I haven't. I haven't.

PHILLIPS: Pretty amazing place. The pope, he'll actually go into a side entrance there. They'll take him right into the back, and we'll see if any more formalities take place. We'll follow it.

HARRIS: All right, back to the future, and those upcoming nuptials, as Charles and Camilla's wedding will be breaking some new ground. It could be a bit of a sticky wickey, you know, how to strike the right balance between celebratory and tasteful, given the parties and the history involved here.

Weighing in to point out some of the potential matrimonial potholes, we welcome celebrity wedding coordinator Siobhan Craven Robins from London.

Siobhan, good to see you.

SIOBHAN CRAVEN-ROBINS, CELEBRITY WEDDING COORDINATOR: Hello, Tony. Good to see you.

HARRIS: Well, I've got to ask you, how will this wedding on April 8th be different from the wedding between Prince Charles and Diana those many years ago?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Well, it just had to be, even just by the legal requirements, they have to have a civil ceremony; they can't be married in a church.

But I think the couple themselves, surely their advisers are very sensitive to the fact they've both been married before, that the previous wedding was the fairy tale wedding, I think, for whole world. Everybody tuned in to watch that. It was the big dress, the beautiful bride, the fabulous setting. So I don't think they're going to even try to compete with that. It wouldn't make sense. So I imagine this will be more sedate, but still tasteful, and obviously more moving ceremony for them.

HARRIS: Can we assume the planning for this is under way? It must.

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Oh, yes, I would have thought they've been planning for a while, because two months isn't a lot of time to be planning such a big wedding. I mean, they're fortunate, they don't have the problem of trying to find a location or worrying about good food and catering. It can all be done in house.

HARRIS: So all right, let me tap into your knowledge, your expertise here as a wedding coordinator. So what is this likely to look like? Have you been doing a little reporting for us? What's your best guess as to what the ceremony might look like?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Well, I think that they're definitely going have the ceremony blessed by the Archbishop of Canterbury now that he has given his blessing and approval of it. So I imagine that that part will take the part of quite a traditional ceremony. And obviously the public are going to want to see them both and congratulate them. So I should imagine there will be the usual sort of walkabout afterward.

I know that the ceremony and reception is take place at Windsor Castle, and so the reception afterwards I imagine will be quite traditional, in that it will be in a banqueting hall there. And that there's so much protocol they have to follow anyway, it's a royal wedding, and certain guests they have to have there as well. So they can't use too much to the imagination actually.

HARRIS: Siobhan, I want to put you on the spot here. It is your wedding to orchestrate here. How much of a budget would you want? Give us an idea. How much money would you like to coordinate this?

CRAVEN-ROBINS: Oh, think it's got to be a million pounds definitely. I imagine the number of guests they're going to have is going to be 400 or 500, and really sort of go to town in terms of the reception -- you know, beautiful decor, fabulous food, great champagne. So it will cost a fair bit. I mean that would be a lovely budget. Quite whether they're going to spend that much, I don't know.

HARRIS: Siobhan, we appreciate it. Thanks for taking the time.

We'll take a break and come back with more LIVE FROM right after this.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

HARRIS: Grammy award time. They're handed out Sunday in Los Angeles. This year's show features a salute to jazz, as well as the performances and gushing speeches you've come to expect. What multi- nominated act just Puzzling people, trying to fit it into a particular category? It's not jazz or rock or country.

Well, we'll let A.J. Hammer explain.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LORETTA LYNN, COUNTRY SINGER (singing): I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter.

A.J. HAMMER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Take a country music legend and an acclaimed young rock star, put on spin cycle. What comes out? In the case of Loretta Lynn, possibly the crowning achievement of her long career.

LYNN (singing): Well, Portland, Oregon and sloe gin fizz -- if that ain't love, then tell me what it is.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think this was far and away the best album of 2004, as far as I'm concerned. And I also think it's the album of her career.

HAMMER: The unlikely collaboration of 60-something Lynn and 20- something Jack White began after she learned he was a big fan. She invited White, the driving force behind the Grammy-winning White Stripes, to Nashville and they bonded over homemade chicken and dumplings. The album "Van Lear Rose" began to take shape with his simple directive.

LYNN: He wanted me to write all these songs. HAMMER: Write she did, penning every tune. White produced the album, played guitar on it and sang a duet that's up for a Grammy award.

(MUSIC)

HAMMER: White stripped the sound to its essentials, letting Lynn's voice and the lyrics do the talking.

JACK WHITE, THE WHITE STRIPES: I wanted to get away from that modern country type of production. Because it would be -- it's gotten to the point of it being -- a lot of stuff is being really heartless and very unemotional. And she's so emotional and real in her songwriting.

LYNN (singing): I took off my wedding band and put it on my right hand.

HAMMER: Despite acclaim from critics, Lynn's peers didn't give her a single nomination for a Country Music Association award.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I confronted somebody who's on the CMA board and I said, you realize this is a scandal, right?

HAMMER: Was it backlash for working with a Nashville outsider like White? Whatever the case, Grammy voters made up for the snub by giving her five nominations, including Best Country Album. And while victory is uncertain, one thing seems assured: her continuing friendship with White.

WHITE: We're good buddies now. We're really good buddies.

HAMMER: A.J. Hammer, CNN, Los Angeles.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

PHILLIPS: I like them. A little Grammy right now from a bonafide rock n' roller, Johnny Colt. And I can tell you because he's self-made, folks. Formerly of the Black Crows, now -- can we get a tight shot? He's now with Train, formerly with the Black Crows. Johnny Colt here to talk about the Grammys. We're not making predictions. Right, Johnny?

JOHNNY COLT, BASSIST, TRAIN: Right. If you knew how many e- mails I got from the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) committee. No predictions.

PHILLIPS: No. Who cares? We don't need to make -- everyone else is making predictions. I want to talk to you about when you went to the Grammys, OK? Black Crows, right? That was the first time...

COLT: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Take me back. Were you excited? Were you too cocky to care? You were on a high? I remember buying the C.D. You guys were it. COLT: We were young and didn't know any better. You know, the Grammys have changed a lot since then. That was 1991. We were nominated for either Best New Song or Artist of the Year., I can't remember. But actually back then in the rock community, you were concerned about winning it. Because you might feel like it was sort of the kiss death from a credibility standpoint.

PHILLIPS: Wow.

COLT: That has definitely changed. And a lot has to do with hip hop. Hip hop has really brought -- well, it's brought it up to speed in the sense that it's more credible, because it means more to that community. Rock has followed that. And I think the rock bands are really eager to win them. It means something different than it did -- I hate to say it, 15 years ago.

PHILLIPS: You still look great, though.

COLT: Thanks. Well, I was 20 when they nominated me. So I'm not that old now. We were kids, you know, we just didn't know any better. You're 20 years old. Now what's interesting is, we were nominated and didn't win. But the guys in Train have won a number of Grammys before I joined. And now that we're together, man, I sure wish I won that one because they hang that over my head every day.

PHILLIPS: ... give you a hard time?

COLT: Every argument ends with well, I don't know what you think, but I have a Grammy, do you?

PHILLIPS: Well, but you know what? Hello, you're in the band, though. They picked you, right?

COLT: Just because -- they picked me because I'm there, but not big enough. Just big enough to control.

PHILLIPS: So take us kind of behind the scenes. I mean, let's go back, you know, 20 years or so. Oh, yes, here we go, here's Pat...

COLT: Man, he's good looking.

PHILLIPS: He's a handsome guy.

COLT: The ladies love that guy.

PHILLIPS: Really?

COLT: And covered up with talent.

PHILLIPS: I thought he was kind of short.

COLT: He makes up for it in style.

PHILLIPS: He's got quite a voice, huh? Yes, he's a sexy guy.

COLT: I got to tell you, he's... PHILLIPS: But let's talk about you. It's all about you, OK? Now you are with Train now. But take us sort of behind the scenes then and now. How political is the Grammies? I mean, is it about really -- about true talent, about musical ability, or is it a little political?

COLT: Well, I think there's a little bit of politics involved in every business. Definitely exists. But the voting process works amongst professionals. So it's professionals voting for each other. You know? So in that sense, everyone's working towards the greatest and highest good. Those of us who belong and who are voting want the best artist to win, the most talented people, because you want to keep the talent level high.

PHILLIPS: Sex, drugs, wild women, is it still happening or is it passe?

COLT: Well, you know, I did all of that and I sure wish I could do it again, but I'm a little late in life for that. And I'm sure my wife...

PHILLIPS: Well, you're married and you have kids now.

COLT: ... my wife wouldn't appreciate it, nor would my kids.

PHILLIPS: What do your kids think of the tattoos? That's what I want to know.

COLT: Well, you know, they don't know life without them. You know, my daughter draws pictures on herself and you know, she wonders about getting her first tattoo. And my son is really small so -- he's 8 months.

PHILLIPS: Congratulations.

COLT: Thank you.

PHILLIPS: Well, this year, who are you interested, who are you watching, who do you think's hot, who you admire?

COLT: Well, again, there's no predictions.

PHILLIPS: Of course. But I want to know who you're interested in.

COLT: I'm interested -- I'm always interested in Bono and U2.

PHILLIPS: Not because they're just big...

COLT: How can you not admire U2? But they keep putting out great music so it will be interesting to watch them. I suddenly feel like a sports commentator.

PHILLIPS: There he is -- you want to go ahead and narrate his moves and his grooves and the glasses, too? The hair, the glasses.

COLT: Also, I'm not sure if this works, I don't want to get ahead of the thing...

PHILLIPS: No, but you like Green Day, too, right?

COLT: Well, I'm personally just a Green Day fan and they just keep coming back with better and better music and better and better records. So also Maroon 5, I'm a big fan.

PHILLIPS: A lot of people haven't heard of Maroon 5. I had a friend that introduced me to Maroon 5...

COLT: I don't see how they couldn't have, they're everywhere.

PHILLIPS: No, I agree.

COLT: They're everywhere.

PHILLIPS: A lot of people, even in this newsroom -- Maroon 5? Because we're going to talk to them next week. Tell us about them.

COLT: Great songs, period. Simple. Great songwriters. Great singer, a lot of style. And it kind of crosses over genres, so you'll see more and more from them, I'm sure.

PHILLIPS: So you're going to the Grammies?

COLT: No, I'm here for this interview with you guys. And we're working on Train music right now. So, unfortunately, I'm -- that's why I'm here.

PHILLIPS: So new album on the way?

COLT: Yes.

PHILLIPS: Do we know the title yet?

COLT: No, no title, no date. And I'm not allowed to say if I knew. There's a lot I can't say, right? It's sort of a witness protection plan.

PHILLIPS: But you'll come back and talk to us about it when it's out?

COLT: Absolutely, any time I get a chance.

PHILLIPS: Outstanding. That wasn't difficult, it was?

COLT: No, no problem.

PHILLIPS: We can do it again?

COLT: It's a little different talking on television than it is playing guitar, believe me. This is more like going to speech class.

PHILLIPS: Johnny Colt. He'll bring the guitar next time. Train coming out with a new CD. We can't tell you anything about it or he'll have to kill me. More LIVE FROM after this. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)

HARRIS: A New Jersey couple whose 3-year-old daughter died nearly two years ago blames Children's Advil. Now they're suing the drugmaker. Nina Pineda with affiliate WABC in New York explains.

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NINA PINEDA, WABC REPORTER (voice-over): Heather Kiss was a quiet child who never complained up until the moment she died at the age of 3. Her parents had given her daughter Children's Liquid Advil and believe she developed a rare but deadly syndrome from it.

ANDREW KISS, FATHER: Her corneas were being scarred. Her mouth had just an endless amount of painful blisters. She couldn't swallow, eat, drink talk, anything without pain.

PINEDA: The reaction Heather had is called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome which causes patients to develop lesions which burn the skin from the inside.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The mortality is high. It is greater than 50 percent. So I wouldn't say across the board, but it is a very serious and life threatening disease.

PINEDA: SJS can develop as a reaction to any drug, not just ibuprofen. Symptoms usually develop within a week. They include rash, blisters, red splotches on the skin, blisters inside the nose, swelling of the eyelids and persistent fever.

(on camera): Efforts are under way to raise awareness about SJS. Pfizer makes Bextra, an anti-inflammatory, and they actually strengthened recently the side label warnings about severe skin reactions, including SJS.

(voice-over): Advil's warning label cautions about symptoms but does not mention the syndrome. Wyeth, Advil's manufacturer, states: "The FDA has thoroughly reviewed extensive submissions regarding Children's Advil, and has determined that its labeling does not require a warning about this condition."

The Kiss family is suing Wyeth, believing if it's required to warn about SJS, another family may be spared their heartache.

KISS: Obviously, a lot of parents may just ignore the warning anyway. But a lot of people won't. And that's important to us, that nobody goes through what we went through.

PINEDA: Nina Pineda, Channel 7 Eyewitness News.

HARRIS: And there's more LIVE FROM straight ahead, including a tribute to the man who bought the Hammond organ into the world of jazz. More LIVE FROM when we come back.

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