Whitney Houston's Mom Cissy: 'I'm Angry She Died Alone' In 1963, she formed a group called the Sweet Inspirations with Dee Dee Warwick, her niece. Within a few years, the band was providing back ...

The Sweet Inspirations appeared on Van Morrison ... Loss and The Night The Music Stopped.” In 1938, Cissy Houston started her career when she joined her sister Anne and brothers Larry and ...

The Sweet Inspirations provided backup vocals on Van Morrison's 1967 hit song "Brown Eyed Girl." The group hit the top 40 themselves with the song "Sweet Inspiration" in 1968 as Cissy Drinkard ...