Cissy Houston Cissy Houston 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 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 singer Whitney Houston, grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Born Emily Drinkard in Newark, New Jersey, to Nitcholas and Delia Mae Drinkard (née McCaskill), she was the eighth and final child; older
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston 'Outstanding Song' categories. The latter was for the song 'I Look To You', a duet version with R Kelly featured on the album. The week of its release, the album peaked at #14 on the "Billboard" 200 and #2 on "Billboard"'s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston is a posthumous greatest hits album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. The album was released on November 13, 2012 via RCA Records. The album features a selection of Houston's greatest hits including remastered versions