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

Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney ...

Renowned gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, has died at the age of ...

Gospel icon Cissy Houston's life was celebrated in a music-filled memorial at her hometown church in Newark, New Jersey.

Cissy Houston began singing on the gospel circuit as a child. She also sang secular music. She performed with The Sweet Inspirations, the group that backed Aretha Franklin. And she sang backup ...

Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a ...

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and was the mother of Whitney Houston ...

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy ... Houston was part of a family gospel act before breaking through in popular music in the 1960s as a member of the prominent backing group ...

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.