Cissy Houston
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Emily "Cissy" Houston was an American soul and gospel singer and choir director. Nicknamed The Duchess of Gospel, she is best known as the mother of American singer and actress Whitney Houston and the
Houston in 1975
Houston's daughter Whitney Houston was mentored by Cissy during her adolescence and teenage years.
Houston in 1996
A makeshift vigil of flowers outside the hotel where Whitney Houston passed, February 2012.
Dionne Warwick
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Marie Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress, and television host. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Warwick started her career as a teenager in the vocal group the Gospelaires before starting h
Cissy Houston
…director. Nicknamed The Duchess of Gospel, she is best known as the mother of American singer and actress Whitney Houston and the aunt of American singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began her singing career as the founding member of the family gospel group the…
Warwick in 2021
Warwick performing in Amsterdam, 1966
Warwick in 1969
Warwick with First Lady Pat Nixon in 1971