| LC control no. | n 89104468 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Houston, Cissy |
| Variant(s) | Drinkard, Emily |
| Other standard no. | Q465702 0000000029788752 72228333 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1933-09-30 |
| Death date | 2024-10-07 |
| Place of birth | Newark (N.J.) |
| Place of death | New Jersey |
| Affiliation | Sweet Inspirations (Musical group) New Hope Baptist Church (Newark, N.J.) |
| Profession or occupation | Gospel musicians |
| Found in | Data from Cinema Guild for Cissy Houston, sweet inspiration [MP] 1988 (Cissy Houston; singer) Int. ww in mus., v. 2, pop. mus., 1st ed. (Houston, Cissy (Emily Drinkard); born 1933, Newark, N.J.; singer) African American National Biography, accessed via The Oxford African American Studies Center online database, July 27, 2014: (Houston, Cissy; gospel musician / singer; born 30 September 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, United States; as a five year old she began to sing gospel music as the youngest member of her family's group, The Drinkard Four, at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark; her service as the church's minister of music began in 1953 and continued in to the twenty first century; joined a vocal group that later became known as The Sweet Inspirations (1963-1969); her 1996 gospel album Face to Face won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in February 1997, and her next gospel album, 1998's He Leadeth Me won the same award in February 1999) Wikipedia website, viewed October 8, 2024: Cissy Houston page (died October 7, 2024 (age 91) in New Jersey) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cissy_Houston> |
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