Cissy Houston, mother of music icon Whitney Houston ... She later formed the group Sweet Inspirations with Dee Dee and "Just ...

“Mother and Child Reunion,” Paul Simon (1972) Presley’s initial stint at the International Hotel marked the last big gig Cissy Houston had with the Sweet Inspirations. She left the group at ...

and she later took the professional name Cissy Houston. She started her career as a member of a gospel group called the Drinkard Four and later formed the R&B group Sweet Inspirations along with ...

In 1963, with remaining members of The Drinkard Sisters, Cissy Houston formed the original lineup of The Sweet Inspirations, which provided background vocals for several artists throughout the ’60s, ...

Cissy Houston died Monday morning in her New Jersey home while ... through in popular music in the 1960s as a member of the prominent backing group The Sweet Inspirations with Doris Troy and her niece ...