Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died Monday at the age of 91.
Cissy Houston, who was receiving hospice care for Alzheimer's disease at her home in New Jersey, passed away Monday morning surrounded by the family of her gospel singer stepdaughter, Pat Houston. said Associated Press.
“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We have lost the matriarch of our family,” Pat said, adding that her mother-in-law's contribution to popular music and culture was “unparalleled.” Ta.
“Mother Cissy was a strong and towering figure in our lives,” Pat said. “She was a woman of deep faith and conviction who deeply cared about her family, service and community. Her more than 70-year career in music and entertainment will continue to be at the forefront of our hearts. I guess.”
Cissy Houston won two Grammy Awards for her albums 1997's “Face to Face” and 1998's “He Leadeth Me.”
In her early years, she was a member of the popular vocal group Sweet Inspirations, along with the late Doris Troy and her late niece Dee Dee Warwick.
The Sweet Inspirations provided backing vocals for soul artists such as Otis Redding, Lou Rawls, The Drifters, and Dionne Warwick.
They were also featured on Van Morrison's 1967 hit “Brown Eyed Girl” and provided background vocals on the Jimi Hendrix Experience's 1967 song “Burning of the Midnight Lamp”. Sang.
Cissy Houston also worked with big names such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin. In 1969, she performed with Presley on stage in Las Vegas, and also with Franklin on their 1968 hit “Ain't No Way.”
The gospel singer later embarked on a solo career after leaving The Sweet Inspirations, and “became an in-demand session singer, recording more than 600 songs in multiple genres over the course of his career,” the Associated Press reported.
Cissy Houston is the author of three books: He Leadeth Me, How Sweet The Sound: My Life with God and Gospel, and Remembering Whitney: A Mother's Story of Life, Loss and The Night The Music Stopped There is also.
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