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Cissy Houston. Emily Drinkard (born September 30, 1933), [3] known professionally as Cissy Houston, is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her ...
New Hope Baptist Church, where Houston sang in the choir as a child. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, at Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, to Emily "Cissy" (née Drinkard) and John Russell Houston Jr. [6] Cissy is a Grammy-winning gospel and soul singer who was a member of The Drinkard Singers and the founder of The Sweet Inspirations before becoming a solo artist.
Bobbi Kristina Brown. Bobbi Kristina Brown (March 4, 1993 – July 26, 2015) was an American reality television personality and singer. She was the only child of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Her parents' fame kept Brown in the public eye, as did her appearances on the reality show Being Bobby Brown. Brown intended to become a singer ...
Making It Big. Whitney’s first major hit was a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, “Hold Me,” which became a Top 5 R&B hit prior to the release of her self-titled debut album.
Biography.com notes that Whitney Houston's first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies.
Alicia Keys inducted the late Whitney Houston into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in a ceremony broadcast Saturday. Read some of the poignant speeches. Whitney Houston's mother gets emotional during ...
His and Ward's on-and-off 11-year relationship ended in 1991. At three months pregnant, Ward found out Brown was engaged to Whitney Houston. [58] Houston suffered miscarriages in 1992, 1994, and 1996. His only child with Houston was Bobbi Kristina Brown (1993–2015). Brown has three children with Alicia Etheredge: a son born in 2009, and ...
In 1991, Whitney Houston was already a world-wide pop culture icon. She already was the first artist in history to have seven consecutive singles go to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart.It's ...