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Cissy Houston

1933 - 2024

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Emily Drinkard (September 30, 1933 – October 7, 2024), known professionally as Cissy Houston, was an American soul and gospel singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began singing with three of her siblings in a family gospel group, The Drinkard Singers. By the early 1960s, Houston had begun a career as a session vocalist for several secular musicians in the rhythm and blues, soul, rock and roll, and pop genres. After initially joining her nieces' group the Gospelaires for a session with Ronnie Hawkins in 1961, Houston gradually took control of the group, which revamped into "The Group" with Houston, niece Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith and teenager Estelle Brown. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cissy Houston is the 328th most popular singer (up from 385th in 2019), the 2,156th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,174th in 2019) and the 113th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Cissy Houston ranks 328 out of 4,381. Before her are Sabrina Salerno, Jack Jones, Ornella Vanoni, Rick Parfitt, Dead, and Mahalia Jackson. After her are Boy George, Grimes, Anna German, Dana Rosemary Scallon, Fabrizio De André, and Nelly.

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Among people born in 1933, Cissy Houston ranks 114. Before her are Isao Iwabuchi, Henry Hartsfield, Sheldon Adelson, Philippe de Broca, Elizabeth Montgomery, and Lea Massari. After her are Elem Klimov, Najah al-Attar, Miloš Milutinović, Narriman Sadek, Jeremy Brett, and Manu Dibango. Among people deceased in 2024, Cissy Houston ranks 112. Before her are Roger Corman, Jerzy Stuhr, Zvi Zamir, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Jack Jones, and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. After her are Fredric Jameson, Alexandre do Nascimento, Glynis Johns, Artur Jorge, Fumihiko Maki, and Jürgen Moltmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cissy Houston ranks 2,156 out of 20,380. Before her are Elizabeth Montgomery (1933), Mahalia Jackson (1911), Hubert Humphrey (1911), Charles Sweeney (1919), Andrew Davis (1946), and Lisa Ann (1972). After her are Adam West (1928), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Gene Sharp (1928), Martin Gardner (1914), Mary Steenburgen (1953), and William Le Baron Jenney (1832).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Cissy Houston ranks 113. Before her are Karen Carpenter (1950), Sonny Bono (1935), La Toya Jackson (1956), Lana Del Rey (1985), Jack Jones (1938), and Mahalia Jackson (1911). After her are Nelly (1974), Busta Rhymes (1972), Carole King (1942), Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Eartha Kitt (1927), and Eric Adams (1952).

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