Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy arrive at Keep A Child Alive's 7th Annual Black Ball in 2010. The duo looked radiant as they were all smiles while posing for the cameras together.
But before Whitney was born, Cissy was a major star on her own who performed on big stages and hit red carpets with the best of them.
She sang backup for Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick and Chaka Khan, and won two Grammy Awards. And she worked with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Lou Rawls, The Drifters, and Dusty Springfield. She was born in New Jersey and started singing gospel at a young age in the band the Drinkard Four which was later renamed The Drinkard Singers.
Dionne Warwick, Cissy and Whitney Houston at the 14th Annual American Music Awards on January 26, 1987 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles She was backing vocalist on jazz flautist Herbie Mann's funky disco single Hijack , album Discotheque , and album Surprise .The singer then worked with two huge female singers.
In 2012, Cissy performed Bridge over Troubled Water at the tribute for her daughter at the BET Music Awards. Cissy's family is 'devastated' by her death. The Grammy-winning matriarch passed away on Monday morning 'Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared greatly about family, ministry, and community.
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