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About Cissy Houston
Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Houston was a founding member of the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations, and sang backup for artists such as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan. Houston embarked on a solo career in 1970, and won two Grammy Awards in the Traditional Gospel Album category.
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...
Source: Cissy Houston Wikipedia entry with detailed biography - link accessed October 8, 2024.
Cissy Houston Discography
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Cissy Houston's Timeline
| 1933 |
September 30, 1933
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Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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| 1957 |
October 12, 1957
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East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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| 1963 |
August 9, 1963
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Presbyterian Hospital, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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| 2024 |
October 7, 2024
Age 91
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Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States
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Fairview Cemetery, 1100 East Broad Street, Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, 07090, United States
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