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

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney Houston ...

Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, and Darlene Love were among family and friends who gathered to celebrate the life of gospel ...

Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, and Darlene Love were among family and friends who gathered to celebrate the life of gospel ...

A revered soul and gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston's life was celebrated nearly a week after ...

Cissy Houston, gospel singer and Whitney's mother, celebrated by Dionne Warwick, New Jersey's governor, more at memorial ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Cissy Houston, gospel singer and Whitney's mother, celebrated by Dionne Warwick, New Jersey's governor, more at memorial.

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.

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Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston were two of America's biggest ... recalled: "Elvis loved gospel music. He was raised on it. And he really did know what he was talking about.