Person:Emily Drinkard (1)

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Emily Drinkard
b.30 Sep 1933 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
d.7 Oct 2024 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
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  • F.  Nicholas Drinkard (add)
  • M.  Adelia McCaskill (add)
m. 1918
  1. Arthur Lee Drinkard1921 - 2005
  2. Emily Drinkard1933 - 2024
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  1. Whitney Elizabeth Houston1963 - 2012
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Facts and Events
Name Emily Drinkard
Alt Name Cissy Houston
Gender Female
Birth[1] 30 Sep 1933 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Marriage to John Russell Houston
Death[1] 7 Oct 2024 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Reference Number Q465702 (Wikidata)


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Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.

Houston is the mother of the late superstar singer Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Cissy Houston. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cissy Houston, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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