Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and more gathered to celebrate the life of Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in her hometown of ...

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.

The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our ...

C HOUSTON: Neither do I. I don't know why. You try the one that works, I guess. GROSS: Well, why don't we hear "Natural Woman, " Aretha Franklin? Cissy Houston is one of the backup singers on this ...

Soul singer Cissy Houston, who was also known as the mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, died Monday morning. She was 91.