Cissy Houston, two-time Grammy Award winner and mother of pop mega-star Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91.
Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s Mother and Grammy-winning Singer, Dies at 91 https://t.co/tFHj7PFFHJ
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 7, 2024
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Houston died in her Newark, New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told the Associated Press. The acclaimed gospel singer was surrounded by her family.
Houston was in the well-known vocal group, the Sweet Inspirations, with Doris Troy and her niece Dee Dee Warrick. The group sang backup for a variety of soul singers including Otis Redding, Lou Rawls, The Drifters and Dionne Warwick.
Houston became an in-demand session singer and recorded more than 600 songs in multiple genres throughout her career. Her vocals can heard on tracks alongside a wide range of artists including Chaka Khan, Donny Hathaway, Jimi Hendrix, Luther Vandross, Beyoncé, Paul Simon, Roberta Flack and her daughter.
In 1977, Cissy had a big disco hit, “Think It Over,” produced by Michael Zager. The single peaked at #5 on the disco charts and reached #32 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. Houston won both of her Grammy Awards in the late 1990s in the Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album category (Face to Face, He Leadeth Me).
Cissy Houston, renowned soul and gospel singer and mother to Whitney Houston, died at the age of 91. Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang backup for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, passed away at her home earlier this morning in New Jersey, according to her… pic.twitter.com/29AHqu6Nrb
— Variety (@Variety) October 7, 2024
As I’m sure you’ll recall from multiple documentary films and memoirs, many believe Cissy’s deeply-held religious beliefs were part of the driving force to keep Whitney and her girlfriend Robyn Crawford apart.
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