LC control no. | n 89104468 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Houston, Cissy |
Variant(s) | Drinkard, Emily |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 19330930 |
Place of birth | Newark (N.J.) |
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); b. 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) |