Cissy Houston
Gospel music, Musical Artist
1933 –
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Who is Cissy Houston?
Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul, gospel singer. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist, and has won two Grammy Awards for her work. She is the mother of Whitney Houston, aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price.
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- Born
- Sep 30, 1933
Newark - Also known as
- Sissie Houston
- Emily Drinkard
- Houston, Cissy
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Freddie Garland
(1955 - 1956) - John Russell Houston
(1959 - 1990)
- Freddie Garland
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Mount Saint Dominic Academy
- Lived in
- Newark
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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