Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin she embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. She is the mother of Whitney Houston, grandmother of Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGospel Singer
Date of Birth30 September 1933
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
My faith keeps me strong.
Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.
I trust in God, and His ways are not our ways. So we have to go with that, and there's nothing I can do about that.
I'm very proud of my daughter. She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here... she was a very wonderful person.
I am so grateful to God for giving me the gift of 48 years with my daughter. And I accept that He knew when it was time to take her.
Sometimes, all you can do... is sing.