Cissy Houston, a Grammy-winning singer and the mom of late singer and actress Whitney Houston, is lifeless.
Cissy died Monday surrounded by household in her New Jersey house, the place she was underneath hospice care on account of Alzheimer’s illness … her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed to TMZ.
She’s being remembered by Pat as “a strong and towering figure” and “a woman of deep faith and conviction.”
Cissy began her profession in 1938 singing gospel together with her siblings … and he or she graduated to develop into a backup singer for the likes of Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Lou Rawls, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Roy Hamilton.
She additionally collaborated with Beyonce, Luther Vandross, Paul Simon and Burt Bacharach … amongst others.
As a solo artist, Cissy received two Grammy Awards for greatest conventional soul gospel album … for her 1997 album “Face to Face” and her 1998 album “He Leadeth Me.”
Cissy was born and raised in Newark because the youngest of 8 youngsters. She had 3 children of her personal, together with Whitney and former NBA basketball participant Gary Garland.
Her demise was first reported by the Related Press.
Cissy was 91.
RIP
