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☆ Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, dies at 91
  + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
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 Monday morning in New Jersey, according to her daughter-in-law Pat Houston. May she rest in peace, alongside her daughter, Whitney and granddaughter Bobbi Kristina and other cherished family members.”Whitney Houston and Cissy Houston at the Annual People's Choice Awards in 1993. She later formed the Sweet Inspirations alongside Dee Dee Warwick and Doris Troy, singing backup for Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield and Dionne Warwick. “On behalf of The Houston Family, we are touched by your generous support, and your outpouring of love during our profound time of grief,” said the family in a statement.
Persons: Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Pat Houston, ”, Cissy, Whitney, Bobbi Kristina, ” Whitney Houston, Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Doris Troy, Otis Redding, Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, Van Morrison’s “, Jimi Hendrix, Presley, Bette Middler’s, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Beyoncé, Donny Hathaway, Wilson Pickett, ” Houston, Dionne, Leontyne Price, “ Organizations: CBS, Getty, Houston ”, Houston Locations: Houston, New Jersey, Newark , New Jersey, Las Vegas
☆ Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, dead at 91
  + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died, according to Gwendolyn Quinn, a representative for The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. “Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. Whitney Houston died in 2012 at the age of 48. Cissy Houston was also the mother of sons Gary and Michael and the grandmother of her several grandchildren, according to her biography. Her granddaughter Bobbie Kristina Brown, died three years after her mother Whitney at the age of 22.
Persons: CNN — Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Gwendolyn Quinn, Whitney E, ”, Pat Houston, Cissy, Emily Drinkard, Cissy Houston, Delia Mae Drinkard, Houston, Anne, Larry, Nicky, Lee, Marie, Anne Drinkard, Lee’s, Judy Clay, Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick, Houston’s nieces, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Esther Phillips, Lou Rawls, Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Wilson Pickett, Franklin, Bette Midler, Beyoncé, Burt Bacharach, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Gary, Michael, Bobbie Kristina Brown, Whitney, ” Pat Houston’s, “, Bobbi Kristina Organizations: CNN, The, Whitney, Houston, Newark Public School, New Hope Baptist Church, Sacred Music, Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz, Webster, RCA Records Locations: Cissy, Newport , Rhode Island, New York City, ”, Cissy Houston
☆ Cissy Houston Dies at 91; Gospel Star Guided Daughter Whitney’s Rise
  + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Glenn Rifkin | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
Cissy Houston, a Grammy Award-winning soul and gospel star who helped shepherd her daughter Whitney Houston to superstardom, died on Monday at her home in Newark. Her family announced her death in a statement, which said she had been in hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. Ms. Houston was a gifted stylist whose powerful voice and deep faith made her an influential figure in gospel circles for decades. She won Grammy Awards in the traditional soul gospel category for the albums “Face to Face” in 1997 and “He Leadeth Me” in 1999. Before then, she had been among the busiest backup singers in the record business, providing vocal support for Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and many others.
Persons: Cissy, Whitney Houston, Houston, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley Organizations: New Hope Baptist Church Locations: Cissy Houston, superstardom, Newark
☆ Whitney Houston biopic shows why it was absurd to think she didn't make 'Black music.'
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( H. Drew Blackburn | H. Drew Blackburn Is A Writer | Editor Based In Austin | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” suffers from thin dialogue and predictability — dull trappings intrinsic to biopics. Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." To wit: Whitney Houston was a Black woman — ate Black, slept Black, lived Black, cried Black, walked Black and died Black. The most peculiar aspect of this criticism is the fact that nearly all American music is Black music. While Houston has mostly elided criticism that she wasn’t Black enough or didn’t make Black music, the spirit of this indictment lives on today.
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