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Emily “Cissy” Houston Wiki Biography

Emily “Cissy” Houston was born as Emily Drinkard on 30 September 1933, in Newark, New Jersey USA, of Afro-and Native-American and Dutch (father) descent. She is well known as a singer in soul and gospel genres, both a solo and backing vocalist, and is also recognised as the mother of Whitney Houston, who regretfully didn’t follow her mother’s philosophy of life..

How rich is singer Cissy Houston, who has been a backing vocalist voice for legendary names such as American musician and actor Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson and Wishbone? Cissy’s net worth is estimated by sources to be more than $8 million, accumulated during a professional career in the music industry spanning an incredible 60 years.

Cissy Houston is a a solo singer, at present valued as one of the best performers in disco, gospel and soul genres. Since starting her career in 1938, she  has captured a lot of fans‘ hearts, and has been rewarded with two Grammy Awards. Cissy started her career  with her sister and brothers who were singing in the gospel band Drinkard Four. They appeared at New Hope Baptist Church, and released an album for RCA with the title “A Joyful Noise“. Later Cissy formed the band Sweet Inspirations together with Doris Troy and Dee Dee Warwick. The group worked with plenty of artists, such as Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, The Drifters, Lou Rawls, Dusty Springfield among others.

Cissy Houston’s net worth was also increased with her solo career which began in 1969 as she signed a contract with Commonwealth United Records. Her first album “Presenting Cissy Houston”, incorporating singles “I’ll Be There” and “Be My Baby” was very profitable for the singer. Cissy Houston later worked with Janus Records and Private Stock Records. In 1979 Cissy Houston was the USA representative at the annual World Popular Song Festival. The song “You’re the Fire” won her second place in the “Most Outstanding Performance Award”.

In 1996 and 1998 Houston won her two Grammy Awards for albums “Face to Face“ and “He Leadeth Me“. Houston has also contributed to her net worth as the leader of Youth Inspirational Choir, which contains 200 members and appears at the New Hope Baptist Church. The singer appeared at different clubs in NYC, such as Mikell’s, Seventh Avenue South and others. Cissy Houston appears in the annual gospel music festival McDonald’s Gospelfest. Overall, Cissy has released 10 solo albums, four compilation and four collaboration albums, but has been featured on countless albums with many of the top soul, gospel, R & B and other genre singers over the years.

In her personal life, Cissy Houston has married twice – to Freddie Garland (1955-59) with whom she has a son, and to John Russell Houston (1959-90) with whom she has a son, and daughter Whitney Houston, a famous singer as well who died in 2012. The successful woman has nieces Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick and cousin Leontyne Price who all are worthy of praise as musicians.

To sum up, Cissy Houston has tried herself in different genres of music such as disco, soul, gospel, and R & B and she was successful in each of them. She has delighted music fans of several generations and many of them would pay a lot today to see the performance of the famous singer.

IMDB Wikipedia “A Joyful Noise” (1958) “Angels: Cissy Houston” (1976) “Face to Face” (1996) “He Leadeth Me” (1997) “Step Aside for a Lady” (1980) “Walk on By Faith” (2012) $5 million $8 Million 1933 1984 1994 1997 2010 Actor African American AM American music Anne Houston Aretha Franklin Chess (Broadway show) Cissy Cissy Houston Cissy Houston Net Worth Columbia Commonwealth United Dee Dee Warwick Delia Mae Drinkard Delta Music Dionne Doris Troy Ebony/Jet Showcase (1986) Elvis Presley Emily Drinkard Entertainment award (BET Honors Freddie Garland Freddie Garland (m. 1955–1956) Gary Garland Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Traditional Gospel Album (1999 Hansom Houston Harlem Houston Janus John Russell Houston John Russell Houston (m. 1959–1990) Larry Houston Lee Houston Leontyne Price Lou RawlsDusty Springfield Mahalia Jackson Major Minor Marie Houston Michael Houston Motown Mount Saint Dominic Academy Music Nationality New Jersey Newark Nicky Houston Nitcholas Drinkard Otis Redding Private Stock RCA Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award (1995) Richest Celebrities September 30 Singer Sissie Houston Sweet Inspirations Taking My Turn (TV Television Producer The Drifters The Drinkard Singers The Late Show with David Letterman (2014) The Preacher’s Wife (1996) The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story (1994) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970) The Vernon Johns Story (TV The Wiz (1978) This Time (2008) United States United States of America Whitney Houston William Houston Wilson Pickett Wishbone World Popular Song Festival

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Emily “Cissy” Houston Important Facts

• Minister of music at New Hope Baptist Church on Sussex Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. [December 2010]
• Mother-in-law of Patricia Houston.
• Grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown and Rayah Houston.
• Godmother to her daughter Whitney Houston is Aretha Franklin.
• Was one time a background singer for Elvis Presley.
• Ex-mother-in-law of Bobby Brown.
• Grand-aunt of David Elliott and Damon Elliott.
• Aunt of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick.
• Member of the gospel group “The Drinkard Singers”. Formed the The Gospelaires, with Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Lead singer of The Sweet Inspirations from 1967-1970. Veteran session singer.
• Mother of Whitney Houston and Gary Houston.

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