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.
Dee Dee Warwick
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Delia Juanita Warrick, known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, she was the sister of singer Dionne Warwick, the niece of Cissy Houston, a
Cissy Houston
…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 Drinkard Singers, starting…
Dee Dee Warwick