Cissy Houston

Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024) was an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick (her niece), Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.

Houston was the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Houston was the grandmother of Whitney Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Houston died on October 7, 2024 under hospice care in Newark, New Jersey from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease at the age of 91.

References

Other websites

Cissy Houston @ Artist Direct 
Cissy Houston's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
The New Hope Baptist Church
 Live Performance with David Bowie

Category:20th-century American singers
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