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Cissy Houston's glam past revealed as she was in a girl group, sang with Elvis and Dusty, and was pals with Oprah... as Whitney Houston's mom dies at 91
Cissy Houston, who died this week at 91, was the mother to massive superstar Whitney Houston.
Clockwise from bottom left: Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown and Cissy Houston of the vocal group The Sweet Inspirations pose for a portrait in circa 1967 in New York City During the mid-1960s, the Sweet Inspirations provided backup vocals for Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Lou Rawls, The Drifters, Dusty Springfield, and Houston's niece Dionne Warwick. The group also appeared on Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl hit and sang background vocals for the Jimi Hendrix Experience – on the song 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp'.
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