Cissy Houston, the legendary gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has passed away at the age of 91. Known for her ...

Houston, who died Oct. 7, started out on the gospel circuit as a child, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and later guided her daughter, Whitney, to superstardom. Originally broadcast in 1998.

A heart-wrenching clip of Cissy Houston describing the moment she found out her daughter Whitney had died has since ...

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston, has died.

"Saddened by the passing of New Jersey’s own Cissy Houston — a Grammy-winning artist and backup singer to Aretha Franklin and Elvis," NJ Gov. Phil Murphy posted on X. "I’ll forever be ...

Houston was later a part of the Sweet Inspirations — with Doris Troy and Dee Dee Warwick — a vocal group known for singing backup for artists like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Elvis Presley ...

Cissy Houston, a singer whose career began in childhood and spanned generations and genres from gospel to pop, has died. As a child, Houston performed with her siblings, and she later sang backing ...

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley ... Experience on the song “Burning of the ...