Cissy Houston

Emily "Cissy" Houston (oruko idile Drinkard; ojoibi September 30, 1933 o si ku ni Oṣu Kẹwa Ọjọ 7, Ọdun 2024)^[3] je akorin soul ati gospel ara Amerika. Houston gba Ebun Grammy ni emeji fun awon orin re. Houston ni mama akorin Whitney Houston, iya-iya fun Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunti fun awon akorin Dionne ati Dee Dee Warwick, ati ibatan akorin opera Leontyne Price.

Cissy Houston
Houston in 1975
Ọjọ́ìbí	Emily Drinkard 30 Oṣù Kẹ̀sán 1933 (1933-09-30) (ọmọ ọdún 91)[1][2] Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Iṣẹ́	Singer & actress
Ìgbà iṣẹ́	1938–present
Olólùfẹ́	Freddie Garland (m. 1955–1957) John Houston Jr. (m. 1959–1990)
Àwọn ọmọ	3; including Gary and Whitney
Musical career
Irú orin	Soul gospel disco R&B pop
Instruments	Vocals (soprano)
Labels	RCA Commonwealth United Private Stock Motown Janus Major Minor Columbia A&M Delta Music Harlem
Associated acts	Whitney Houston Sweet Inspirations The Drinkard Singers Roy Hamilton Dionne Warwick Elvis Presley Herbie Mann Luther Vandross