The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our critic says. Cissy Houston could hit high notes that quivered, that ...

Cissy Houston, who passed away Monday, Oct. 7 at the age of 91, attained the heights of music stardom as a solo star and backup singer for Elvis Presley. But few have been so intimate with public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, and Darlene Love were among family and friends who gathered to celebrate the life of gospel singer ...

"She is in a much better place," the vocalist said of her late family member. By Hannah Dailey Dionne Warwick is speaking out on social media following the death of Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning ...

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, recently passed away. News of her death sent shockwaves across the music and entertainment communities.

NEWARK, N.J. — Gospel icon Cissy Houston's life was celebrated in a music-filled memorial at her hometown church in Newark, New Jersey. Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir ...

NEWARK, N.J. – Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy Houston during a music-filled memorial Thursday in the Duchess of Gospel’s ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 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 ...

Celebrated gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, who belonged to an extraordinary family of musicians, has died at age 91. She was the mother of pop superstar Whitney Houston. Cissy Houston has died ...