Gospel singer Cissy Houston
Member of the singing group Sweet Inspirations, Cissy Houston celebrates her first successes. The Grammy winner went on to work with greats like Jimi Hendrix and Beyoncé. The mother of pop legend Whitney Houston is now dead.
American gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, who died in 2012, has died at the age of 91. Houston died this morning at her home in New Jersey, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told the AP. Her family was with her. The famous singer was recently treated for Alzheimer’s disease.
“We are losing the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston said. Her mother-in-law’s contributions to popular music and culture are incomparable. “His career spanning more than seven decades in music and entertainment will remain in our hearts. » Cissy Houston has performed alongside superstars such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and won two Grammys during her career.
Houston was a member of the well-known singing group Sweet Inspirations with Doris Troy and her niece Dee Dee Warrick. Together they worked as backing vocalists for a number of soul singers such as Otis Redding, Lou Rawls, The Drifters and Dionne Warwick. Houston’s last performance with the Sweet Inspirations took place in 1969, after the group appeared in a Las Vegas show with Presley. Their biggest R&B hit together was “(Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover”, which appeared on their fifth album “Sweet Sweet Soul” in 1970.
Houston then began a solo career in which she also enjoyed success. She has recorded over 600 songs in various genres over the years. His voice can be heard in songs alongside various artists including Chaka Khan, Donny Hathaway, Jimi Hendrix, Luther Vandross, Beyoncé, Paul Simon, Roberta Flack and his famous daughter. For her albums “Face to Face” in 1997 and “He Leadeth Me” the following year, Houston won Grammys for best traditional soul-gospel album.
