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Cissy Houston, legendary singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at the age of 91

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Cissy Houston, a member of the Sweet Inspirations and gospel group, passed away on Monday morning in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease. Her daughter-in-law expressed pain and sadness over the loss, describing Houston as the "matriarch of our family". Born in 1933, Houston was part of a family of eight children and sang backup for various soul singers in the 1960s, including Doris Troy and Dee Dee Warwick.

  1. GBBBC
    1. Cissy Houston, legendary singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91
  2. CACTV News
    1. Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother and a Grammy-winning singer, dies at 91
  3. GBThe Guardian
    1. Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91

sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.Obituary
  2. 2.Alzheimer's disease
  3. 3.Soul Music

organizations

  1. 1.Evergreen
  2. 2.Drinkard Four
  3. 3.Gamble & Huff
  4. 4.Songwriters Hall of Fame
  5. 5.Drifters
  6. 6.Jimi Hendrix Experience
  7. 7.New Hope Baptist Church

persons

  1. 1.Stevie Wonder
  2. 2.Whitney Houston
  3. 3.Aretha Franklin
  4. 4.Cissy Houston
  5. 5.Otis Redding
  6. 6.Van Morrison
  7. 7.Chaka Khan
  8. 8.Dionne Warwick
  9. 9.Elvis Presley
  10. 10.Jimi Hendrix
  11. 11.Paul Simon
  12. 12.Barbra StreisandUS

technicals

  1. 1.Grammy Awards
  2. 2.Brown Eyed Girl
  3. 3.Face to Face
  4. 4.He Leadeth Me
  5. 5.All Kinds of People
  6. 6.Burning of the Midnight Lamp
  7. 7.(Gotta Find) A Brand New Lover
  8. 8.Mexican Divorce
  9. 9.Sweet Sweet Soul
  10. 10.Ain't No Way
  11. 11.How Sweet the Sound
  12. 12.How Sweet The Sound: My Life with God and Gospel