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    • Sep 30, 1933
    Emily Drinkard is born in Newark, New Jersey. As Cissy Houston, she becomes the lead voice for The Sweet Inspirations in 1967, backing Elvis Presley as he returns to live performing in 1969. She leaves the group before the end of that year
    Sep 13, 1961
    Cissy Houston is hired by producer Henry Glover as a vocalist on a New York session for Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, later to become The Band. It's a stepping stone on her way to working with Elvis Presley's backing group, The Sweet Inspirations
    Aug 9, 1963
    Soul singer Cissy Houston has a daughter, Whitney, in Newark, New Jersey. As a member of The Sweet Inspirations, mother becomes a supporting singer for Elvis Presley during 1969. The younger Houston becomes a big-voiced pop/R&B singer
    Nov 24, 1983
    Lynn Anderson rides a general store float and Charley Pride travels down Broadway atop a turkey float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Also appearing are Margaret Whiting, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson and Lou Rawls, who sings "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
    Feb 18, 2012
    Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" plays as mourners file out of Houston's memorial at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. The throng includes Cissy Houston, Clive Davis and Kevin Costner
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