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.
Whitney Houston
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress, film producer, and record producer. Commonly referred to as "the Voice", she is one of the most awarded entertainers of all time. Houston is
Cissy Houston
…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 aunt of American singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began her singing career as the…
Houston in 1991
New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston sang in the choir as a child
Houston gave her first public non-church performance at Manhattan's Town Hall as a teenager.
Houston performing during the 1987–1988 Moment of Truth World Tour