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

The acclaimed gospel singer was surrounded ... on “The Merv Griffin Show.” Cissy Houston sang backup on Whitney’s eponymous, multi-platinum first album, and the two shared the lead on ...

Relive Whitney Houston's historic performance in post-apartheid South Africa with the release of "Whitney Houston: The ...

TheGrio spotlights Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising ...

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.

In 2013, Houston wrote a revealing memoir titled, “Remembering Whitney,” where she wrote candidly about Whitney’s severe drug problems that led to her death by drowning in a hotel bathtub with traces ...

Cissy Houston, who has died aged 91, was the mother of the troubled star Whitney Houston, and a considerable musical talent ...

GATES: The Drinkard Singers became one of the first acts to release a gospel album on a major record label ... and a daughter ...

Cissy Houston, renowned gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, died on Monday morning at the age of 91, her family ...

As we mourn the passing of the gospel music great who gave the world Whitney Houston, we look back at her legendary life.

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars ...