As Mother’s Day approaches, you might be thinking about the perfect gift for your mom. But, if your mother is a spiritual ...

Born in poverty in New Orleans in 1911, Jackson, began singing at churches and funerals before garnering widespread attention ...

Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning gospel singer and Whitney Houston’s mother, died Monday in New Jersey. She was 91.

As we mourn the passing of the gospel music great who gave the world Whitney Houston, we look back at her legendary life.

Pat Houston, the singer's daughter-in-law, called Cissy a "towering figure" whose "contributions to popular music and culture ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Dionne Warwick, BeBe Winans, Darlene Love and a massive choir helped celebrate the life of gospel icon Cissy ...

Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning gospel singer and mother of late pop icon Whitney Houston, died Monday at her New Jersey ...

Houston released 10 solo albums between 1970 and 2012, which made her a two-time recipient of the the Grammy Award for Best ...

Cissy Houston, the acclaimed soul singer, mother of pop icon Whitney Houston ... Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts." ...

Renowned gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, has died at the age of ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died in ...