4 天之前 · John Houston and Cissy Houston welcomed their daughter, Whitney Houston, in 1963. ... Cissy was also present for Whitney's television debut when the pair performed a medley of Aretha Franklin hits ...

2 天之前 · Houston's parents are both African-American. Cissy Houston stated that she has partial Dutch and Native American ancestry. [16] Houston was a cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Aretha Franklin became an "honorary aunt" while Darlene Love was Houston's godmother.

6 天之前 · Cissy Houston sang backup for free for Luther on "Never Too Much," which was his very first album, which goes to the top of the charts immediately. ... You know, he produced and wrote for Aretha Franklin. He worked with Dionne Warwick. These were his idols growing up. He sang with Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston used to sing backup for him, if ...

2 天之前 · Whitney Houston was also the legendary Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin’s goddaughter. At a young age, Whitney Houston was singing in her local church choir. By the time she turned 15 she was singing background vocals with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 song, “I’m Every Woman.” (Whitney Houston Photo by Steve Prezant/Corbis via Getty ...

2 天之前 · Her mother, Cissy Houston, had built a career performing alongside notable stars such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, while her cousin, Dionne Warwick, was already recording hit songs by the time Whitney was growing up. These connections immersed Whitney in the techniques of seasoned vocalists and the realities of the music industry from ...

5 天之前 · Η μητέρα της, Cissy Houston, ήταν διάσημη Gospel τραγουδίστρια, ενώ η ξαδέλφη της δεν ήταν άλλη από την τεράστια Dionne Warwick. ... Aretha Franklin! Με τέτοιες ρίζες, δεν είναι περίεργο που η μικρή Whitney έδειξε από ...

5 天之前 · Whitney je rođena 9. kolovoza 1963. u Newarku, New Jersey, u obitelji koja je živjela za glazbu. Njezina majka, Cissy Houston, bila je poznata gospel pjevačica i jedna od pratećih vokalistica Arethe Franklin. No, Cissy nije bila samo majka, već i stroga mentorica.

2 天之前 · Há um número que impressiona na biografia artística de Whitney Houston (1963-2012): 170 milhões de discos vendidos. Filha de uma cantora de gospel (Cissy Houston), sobrinha de Dionne Warwick, afilhada de Aretha Franklin, e dona de uma voz que começou a brilhar quando ainda era criança, em coros de igreja, em Newark, Whitney parecia ...

4 天之前 · Franklin's music business friends included Dionne Warwick, Mavis Staples, and Cissy Houston, who began singing with Franklin as members of the Sweet Inspirations. Houston sang background on Franklin's hit "Ain't No Way". Franklin first met Cissy's young daughter, Whitney Houston, in the early 1970s.

6 天之前 · Elvis Presley And Cissy Houston (Whitney Houston’s Mother), 1969. Single_Risk_8372 Report. 31 points. POST. Ruthie R. Ruthie R ... the 'Sweet Inspirations' who also toured with other stars, and she sang backing for Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Dionne Warwick (who was her niece), Bette Midler, Dusty Springield, and Chaka Khan among others ...