Cissy Houston

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cissy_Houston
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1938
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Van_Morrison
gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Dionne_Warwick
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Gospel_Album
gptkb:Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Soul_Gospel_Album
gptkbp:birthDate 1933-09-30
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newark,_New_Jersey,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Emily_Drinkard_Houston
gptkbp:genre gptkb:gospel
R&B
pop
soul
gptkbp:instrument vocals
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:The_Sweet_Inspirations
gptkbp:notablePerformance background vocals for Aretha Franklin's 'Ain't No Way'
background vocals for Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl'
background vocals for Paul Simon's 'Mother and Child Reunion'
background vocals for Dusty Springfield's 'Son of a Preacher Man'
background vocals for Jimi Hendrix's 'Electric Ladyland'
background vocals for Elvis Presley's 'Burning Love'
background vocals for Wilson Pickett's 'Land of 1000 Dances'
background vocals for Chaka Khan's 'I'm Every Woman'
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Face_to_Face
gptkb:He_Leadeth_Me
gptkb:Think_It_Over
Ain't No Way (as background vocalist)
Midnight Train to Georgia (as background vocalist)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:songwriter
gptkb:actress
gptkb:singer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Gary_Garland
gptkb:Michael_Houston
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:A&M_Records
gptkb:Reprise_Records
gptkb:Private_Stock_Records
gptkb:Savoy_Records
gptkbp:relative gptkb:Dee_Dee_Warwick
gptkb:Dionne_Warwick
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_Russell_Houston,_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Dionne_Warwick
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cissy Houston