Be My Baby · Cissy Houston (Newark, 30 settembre 1933 – New Jersey, 7 ottobre 2024) 91 anni

@Goccedimemoria64 Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career as a backing vocalist for artists such as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. Houston was the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Houston was the grandmother of Whitney Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown. Cissy Houston died in New Jersey on October 7, 2024, at the age of 91. She had been in hospice care for Alzheimer's disease

Emily Drinkard (30 settembre 1933 – 7 ottobre 2024), conosciuta professionalmente come Cissy Houston , è stata una cantante soul e gospel americana . Dopo una carriera di successo come corista per artisti come Roy Hamilton , Dionne Warwick , Elvis Presley , Aretha Franklin e Chaka Khan , Houston ha intrapreso una carriera da solista, vincendo due Grammy Awards per il suo lavoro.Houston era la madre della cantante e attrice Whitney Houston , la zia delle cantanti Dionne Warwick e Dee Dee Warwick e una cugina della cantante lirica Leontyne Price . Houston era la nonna dell'unica figlia di Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown .Cissy Houston morì nel New Jersey il 7 ottobre 2024, all'età di 91 anni. Era stata ricoverata in un hospice per la malattia di Alzheimer