This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cissy Houston, a two-time ...

Singer Carvin Winans of the Winans, the popular gospel quartet, says he is excited about his upcoming solo album, Cool Gospel, which he feels is his best work to date. The project not only allowed him ...

Whitney Houston’s fame spanned the world, but her career took root singing gospel at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark. The latest chapter in the late singer’s legacy will be a concert that melds ...

Brother and sister duo BeBe and CeCe Winans... they're just like us! The hit gospel singers recently teamed up to co-host the 40th Stellar Awards. Filmed earlier in the month, the star-studded show ...

Houston, who died Oct. 7, started out on the gospel circuit as a child, sang backup for Aretha Franklin and later guided her daughter, Whitney, to superstardom. Originally broadcast in 1998. This is ...

LOS ANGELES — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel artist who sang with Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and other stars and knew triumph and heartbreak as the mother of Whitney ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies. Cissy Houston, the gospel singer and backup vocalist who guided her daughter Whitney Houston to stardom, died Monday at the age of 91. Cissy Houston began singing ...

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