Along with her solo career, Houston recorded an album as a member of the Drinkard Singers and did four albums with the Sweet ...

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

Later renamed the Drinkard Singers, they released an album on RCA in 1958, making them one of the first gospel acts to have a ...

Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.” Houston, born Emily Drinkard, was raised in a Newark family of singers. Her father ...