October 08, 2024 03:22 am IST
Sissy was a founding member of the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations and performed with some of the greatest artists in the industry, including Elvis Presley.
Cissy Houston, mother of legendary gospel singer and pop icon Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91. He died Monday morning at his New Jersey home while undergoing hospital care for Alzheimer’s disease, his daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed.
Whitney Houston’s mother Cissy dies at 91
“Our hearts are full of pain and sadness. “We have lost the leader of our family,” Pat Houston said in a statement, according to the Associated Press. He said that his mother-in-law’s contribution to popular music and culture was “unparalleled”.
The two-time Grammy winner was a founding member of the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations and performed with some of the industry’s greatest artists, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Roy Hamilton and Dionne Warwick.
“Mother Sisi has been a strong and great figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared deeply for family, ministry, and community. Pat said his career spanning more than seven decades in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.
Tributes are being paid to Cissy Houston after her death
Soon after news of her death broke, fans flocked to social media to pay tribute to Sisi. Former Twitter user One She had one of the best voices in soul and easily one of the greatest session musicians in our world. Here he is with 19-year-old Whitney on the Merv Griffin Show in 1983.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Cissy Houston. It feels like the little part of Whitney we had left has officially left us. Hope they’re together now,” another wrote, while a third said, “Lod. Not Sissy Houston! But 91 years is a good life. He rests in eternal rest with Whitney and Bobbi Kristina. My condolences go out to the entire Houston/Warwick/Drinkard/Moss families.”
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