Cissy Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; lahir 30 September 1933 )[3] adalah penyanyi soul dan gospel asal Amerika. Setelah karier menyanyi cadangan yang sukses untuk artis seperti Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley dan Aretha Franklin, Houston memulai karier solonya, memenangkan dua Grammy Award untuk karyanya. Houston adalah ibu dari penyanyi Whitney Houston, nenek dari tokoh TV Bobbi Kristina Brown, bibi penyanyi Dionne dan Dee Dee Warwick, dan sepupu opera penyanyi Leontyne Price.
| Cissy Houston | |
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 Houstondi 1975 | |
| Lahir | Emily Drinkard 30 September 1933[1][2] Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Tahun aktif | 1938–sekarang |
| Suami/istri | Freddie Garland
(m. 1955; c. 1957)John Houston Jr.
(m. 1959; c. 1990) |
| Anak | 3; termasuk Gary dan Whitney |
| Karier musik | |
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| Instrumen | Vokal (soprano) |
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Referensi
- On this Day in Black Music History – September 30 – By Jay Warner
- The Famous, the Familiar and the Forgotten – Emily "Cissy" Houston: Soul, Disco & Gospel Singer – By Guy G. Sterling
- McNeil, W. K., ed. (2010). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Routledge / Taylor & Francis. hlm. 190. ISBN 978-0-415-94179-2.
Pranala luar
- Cissy Houston di IMDb
- Cissy Houston @ Artist Direct
- Cissy Houston's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- The New Hope Baptist Church
- Young Americans di YouTube Live Performance with David Bowie
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