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.

NEWARK, N.J. – Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s ...

The mother of Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, has died at 91. Cissy’s daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, told the Associated Press that the two-time Grammy winner passed away in her New Jersey home on ...

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Cissy Houston was laid to rest on Thursday (Oct. 17) in her hometown of Newark, NJ. The Celebration of Life was held at New Hope Baptist Church where Houston was a member and led the choir for decades ...

Cissy Houston, who passed away Monday, Oct. 7 at the age of 91, attained the heights of music stardom as a solo star and backup singer for Elvis Presley. But few have been so intimate with public ...

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Dionne Warwick speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) NEWARK, ...