CLWXRF she could have been very successful. She had already sung bg vocals for Aretha, Elvis , and others. As well as leading the gospel Drinkard Singers years ago. She stated that she never wanted to pursue singing as a destiny because she knew what the business was.. She loved singing for God but the secular was just to bring income to her family
Actually Cissy was big time on the gospel circuit and refused to sing pop music for years. So she was successful in that she sang what she wanted to sing...praises to the Lord, only in later years she found out she could do both. Back in the day a singer did one or the other. But Elvis Presley, Aretha, Johnny Cash, Sam Cook started the trend that it was okay to sing both.
honestly I don't know ...but it must be around 1968 then Cissy was around 35 years old...and I guess that her prime technically means being about 20 years old... don't know whether there are footages of Cissy from the early 50s...
Lucas Chermont this is from the mid to late 70's after she left her group..if you want to here songs during her prime or post prime take a look at these songs listed but her prime was when she was with her family gospel group the drinkard singers during the 50's..id say that was her prime 50-60's not many videos but you will find audio of her early What a friend we have in jesus(audio) lift him up(video) Pilgrims of sorrow(audio) This empty place(audio) He/i believe(audio) Yield not to temptation(audio) I love you(audio) This is my vow(audio) Come sunday(video)
Lucas Chermont oh sorry i forgot to mention some of the songs i listed will be hard to find because she goes by cissy houston, drinkard singers, and sweet inspirations...but i made a playlist on my page under cissy i have about 30 songs including the one i originally sent you..i think itll be easier for you that way..lol..sorry all from the 50's-early80's
If Whitney was the best, then her mom really stood by side with her. I do pick up a place where I think she could perhaps go a little deeper than whitney.
I'm so glad I decided to look up cissy, she did not disappoint. Now I see why whitney was so good. Her mother taught her well and of course you can hear cissy when whitney sings. She inherited her mother's sound and grace. Beautiful.
The soaring soprano cissy voice is everything so powerful. I still getting chills hearing her hit the high notes in the background of Aretha Franklins ain't no way
reading the comments , i finally found someone who is not in shock and awe , and knows something about music history , BURT made DIONNE a superstar because he started his own production company and no one could him no , respect friend .
She's the voice behind Whitney I can hear Whitney's changes in cissy you have a beautiful voice blessed with a beautiful gift cissy Houston I can hear pain when you sing but such a beautiful register
There's actually no one except power voice. Her voice more "Black", more soulfoul thanks her daughter one. Amy Winehouse, Anastacia, Duffy. Rythm'n' blues. Plus this is live raw take.
Wow!!! When the camera zoomed out it looked like whitney?? What a vocal range,even whitney said her mum taught her everything she knew and she clearly did, amazing!!!
This performance touched something in my core. Every word she is singing has meaning. No wonder why Whitney said that this is her favorite song. I finally understood what she meant.
Cissy sacraficed her own career for the betterment of her family. And she was wise to the pitfalls of fame. Obviously with that degree of talent she could if had wanted been a very successful mainstream artist. Even Whitney always said her mom was one of the best singers she has heard. Now that saise alot. She showd much respect for her mother. I write to Cissy from time to time sending my letters to New Hope Baptist Church.
I am speechless. I had never seen this. On Whitneys birthday I saw this. I always knew Cissy was so amazing. Whitney did learn from the best. Her Mom. What a God given gift. I am sad and happy at the same time. Yall will always be loved.
I love Donny's version... but I just cannot explain how much Ms. Houston touched me with this rendition! Very deep message in her delivery! Expert breath control! Nuances! Just everything!
Finest, purest most emotional responsive female pop/R&B singer in history. Everyone else follows Ms Cissy. Watch her rendition of "Be My Baby" from this same appearance and tell me I'm wrong.
Ms. Cissy Houston you had it going on love how you sung this song it was beautiful and yes I can hear some whitney in you a favorite song of mine and thank-you so much for having Whitney she was so much loved and missed ❤
Bravo Ms Cissy , I can see why you were requested by so many great singers. to sing back ground on their songs,Luther, Chaka, Aretha, Elvis, the list goes on and on...Many people don't realize how many hits songs that you song on...
dang!!!!! Whitney could sing yes yes BUT her mom's voice kills!!! omg.... sweeeeet. Mom stuck to gospel so she wasnt as popular. One more voice hollywood didnt get to kill
After watching this amazing and phenomenal performance, I now no longer wonder how Whitney Houston became what many consider to be, the voice of a generation.
This woman was much more powerful than Whitney in terms of vocal volume. Wow! what a great voice. God has never made a mistake to create blacks and they are the most talented in singing, spirts and in many dimensions of live. God bless her.
In other performances Cissy's voice doesn't sound as much like Whitney's, but in parts of this performance their voices are incredibly similar, especially at 0:52
Why did Cissy not the the recognition as much in her own right, she sang with Elvis, Aretha, Dionne and many more then after that with her beautiful daughter . I love Cissy and always amazed how with all the connections and to actually have the talent she wasn't "bigger" in her prime .
What a Voice! May God Grant all of us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P. Whitney....WE WILL ALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!I
i am infinitely entertained my how alike Whitney, Cissy, and Dionne's voices are but soooo very different. Dionne has a lot of the sound we love in whitney and cissy.
A definitive version that only soulful singers like Cissy Houston can deliver. Her soaring vocals and genius phrasing captivates the soul of this pop song turned R&B. The band is outstanding especially the horns.
Oh wow I read mrs cissy book and now listening to her music I never realized how much whitney did sing like her mom. She said in her book that she stole her riffs in a song she sure did. Very talented family.
Ms Cissy!!! Wow! I'm 30 years old by the time I knew of a "Cissy Houston" was "Whitney Houston's mother" and Whitney had already been a superstar for 15 years! Sooo, while I aware she was singer I only had heard her sing as an older woman in her 60's and 70's. Hearing her voice as a young woman here, it is SO clear that Whitney was heavily influenced by her mother (and straight up stole some of her inflections lol!!!). I really understand now why she (Cissy) is so revered as a vocalist and had such success. With Whitney... her voice was annointed. With that sad, the apple did not fall far from the tree!
This ladies career has been astonishing she's been a singer a music a Ministry a gospel artist a singer in a group a background singer mother of a great singer
Cissy passed on the mixture of gospel and opera. Whitney learned to sing the light, sweet ethereal and angelic. Cissy's singing Blues. Whitney sang Pop. Not that Pop's better than the Blues; it's simply more lucrative. Kudos to Mom's good Biz sense. [YES- I attribute this to Cissy and stand by this assessment, PERIOD]
After reading your comment, I was going to quickly disagree. But, I must admit, I hears a few glimpses of Whitney in her tone and phrasing...for the first time ever. And, I've been a rabid Whitney fan for decades.
GospelAccording2ME If you listen to Felicia Moss Eaton-Ms.Cissy's niece and Whitney's first cousin you can hear both Whitney and Ms. Cissy's voice. This is a talented family.
I hear her daughter's awesome voice coming out of her mom's voice. There's no doubt that's where Whitney inherited her talent.
Not her biological mother.
@@common_sense_supreme Never heard of that. Cissy is her real, biological mother. They even look alike.
I can hear Whitney's voice in her's. Cissy never got the big break. She got to see her daughter live it.
CLWXRF she could have been very successful. She had already sung bg vocals for Aretha, Elvis , and others. As well as leading the gospel Drinkard Singers years ago. She stated that she never wanted to pursue singing as a destiny because she knew what the business was.. She loved singing for God but the secular was just to bring income to her family
Actually Cissy was big time on the gospel circuit and refused to sing pop music for years. So she was successful in that she sang what she wanted to sing...praises to the Lord, only in later years she found out she could do both. Back in the day a singer did one or the other. But Elvis Presley, Aretha, Johnny Cash, Sam Cook started the trend that it was okay to sing both.
+CLWXRF OMG! She certainly deserved that big break!
Lol me too when she sings "have to go" in that range of hers just like Whitneys
No doubt, she's genetic with such an awesome voice
God bless you with your tremendous talent. N. Judge
This is the first time I've heard Cissy sing in her prime. WOW.
even though arguably her 'prime' was about 20 years earlier to this...
vinobody Thanks for that. I'll check it out.
honestly I don't know ...but it must be around 1968
then Cissy was around 35 years old...and I guess that her prime technically means being about 20 years old...
don't know whether there are footages of Cissy from the early 50s...
Lucas Chermont this is from the mid to late 70's after she left her group..if you want to here songs during her prime or post prime take a look at these songs listed but her prime was when she was with her family gospel group the drinkard singers during the 50's..id say that was her prime 50-60's not many videos but you will find audio of her early
What a friend we have in jesus(audio)
lift him up(video)
Pilgrims of sorrow(audio)
This empty place(audio)
He/i believe(audio)
Yield not to temptation(audio)
I love you(audio)
This is my vow(audio)
Come sunday(video)
Lucas Chermont
oh sorry i forgot to mention some of the songs i listed will be hard to find because she goes by cissy houston, drinkard singers, and sweet inspirations...but i made a playlist on my page under cissy i have about 30 songs including the one i originally sent you..i think itll be easier for you that way..lol..sorry all from the 50's-early80's
Well, we see where Whitney got it from.
Sadly, it did pass her right by.
All hail queen nippy
Whitney had a more POP voice. Better than her mom's
adelgado75 that is true...but singing style are very similar. ..the way she controls her voice...but whitney's vocal cord created a better range..
+Deez Mutts yes she could, she just didn't inherit the familiar tone you could hear in Dionne, Cissy and ofcourse Whitney
Wow Whitney's style was influenced so much by her mom. It's almost like listening to Whitney sing.
I in joy that so much.that Whitney and her slef and mom likes daughter.
Mauri Pettis yes.
If Whitney was the best, then her mom really stood by side with her. I do pick up a place where I think she could perhaps go a little deeper than whitney.
Uhm no. Cissy is Cissy and Whitney is The Voice.
Mauri Pettis well she says that alot
I'm so glad I decided to look up cissy, she did not disappoint. Now I see why whitney was so good. Her mother taught her well and of course you can hear cissy when whitney sings. She inherited her mother's sound and grace. Beautiful.
The soaring soprano cissy voice is everything so powerful. I still getting chills hearing her hit the high notes in the background of Aretha Franklins ain't no way
reading the comments , i finally found someone who is not in shock and awe , and knows something about music history , BURT made DIONNE a superstar because he started his own production company and no one could him no , respect friend .
1:15-1:18 sounded just like Whitney!
yep! I said the same thing
you should listen to her niece Dee Dee Warwick... They sound similar.
+ImperfectbutRedeemed Yes. It was like God took Cissy's voice and perfected it in Whitney's.
zefinhagotoza, you are absolutly right.
0:52 sounds even more like Whitney
There are certain notes, like at 1:15 where she and Whitney have the EXACT same tone.
Cissy could sing!!!! She taught Whitney to sing!!! Whitney one of the greatest talents of all time!!
Her voice is so rich and powerful.
I can't stop saying it: She has a powerful voice.
The apple surely didn't fall far from the tree. Perfect execution... she definitely taught Whitney all she knew about vocal control.
This was the voice that Elvis liked having as a backup singer....dude had ballz.....Cis tore this shit up
Wow. Whitney took every piece of her mommy. I love this. 🥲💕
Sissy is a legend
She's the voice behind Whitney I can hear Whitney's changes in cissy you have a beautiful voice blessed with a beautiful gift cissy Houston I can hear pain when you sing but such a beautiful register
Music runs rampant in the family Whitney Houston RIP, Dionne Warwicke & Cissy Houston and cousin the great opera singer Leontyne Price
Darlene Robinson dont forget cissy and her siblings as the drinkard singers
Powerful.. 🥰
you left out THELMA .
Franklin
@@MrForttunate Thelma isn’t related to them.
Yes! Now I can hear where Whitney got it from! Both their voices came from the very depth of their souls!
It's no wonder Whitney became a star...it was baked in the cake. Fantastic vocals from the senior Houston!
1:44 JESUS CHRIST! Whitney sounded just like her
Wow! The similarities make me have chills. You can tell their styles are similar, with very close tones on certain belts and notes!
There's actually no one except power voice. Her voice more "Black", more soulfoul thanks her daughter one. Amy Winehouse, Anastacia, Duffy. Rythm'n' blues. Plus this is live raw take.
Wow!!! When the camera zoomed out it looked like whitney?? What a vocal range,even whitney said her mum taught her everything she knew and she clearly did, amazing!!!
Gloriously….she is owns that voice, nothing can compare.
It's in her DNA. Momma can sing, too!
This performance touched something in my core. Every word she is singing has meaning. No wonder why Whitney said that this is her favorite song. I finally understood what she meant.
Cissy sacraficed her own career for the betterment of her family. And she was wise to the pitfalls of fame. Obviously with that degree of talent she could if had wanted
been a very successful mainstream artist. Even Whitney always said her mom was one of the best singers she has heard. Now that saise alot. She showd much respect for her mother. I write to Cissy from time to time sending my letters to New Hope Baptist Church.
100% agree! Cissy had some modest hits of her own as a backup singer, so she is far from forgotten!
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I am speechless. I had never seen this. On Whitneys birthday I saw this. I always knew Cissy was so amazing. Whitney did learn from the best. Her Mom. What a God given gift. I am sad and happy at the same time. Yall will always be loved.
Wow like mother like daughter i see why withney was such a super great singer and had the best voice of all time.
Powerful and delicate at the same time
Amazing vocalist. A great rendition of Yesterday.
I love Donny's version... but I just cannot explain how much Ms. Houston touched me with this rendition! Very deep message in her delivery! Expert breath control! Nuances! Just everything!
Whitney all Day. Looks, hand motions, body stature and all. OMG! I love it. She gets it from her Mom😮❤❤❤
Finest, purest most emotional responsive female pop/R&B singer in history. Everyone else follows Ms Cissy. Watch her rendition of "Be My Baby" from this same appearance and tell me I'm wrong.
Cissy's solo material was never up to parr with her talent.
My gush, I never thought that Cissy could sing as amazing as Whitney. She'd totally had a league of her own.
Ms. Cissy Houston you had it going on love how you sung this song it was beautiful and yes I can hear some whitney in you a favorite song of mine and thank-you so much for having Whitney she was so much loved and missed ❤
Bravo Ms Cissy , I can see why you were requested by so many great singers. to sing back ground on their songs,Luther, Chaka, Aretha, Elvis, the list goes on and on...Many people don't realize how many hits songs that you song on...
I love her version
damn she is a powerhouse, I see where nippy got it from. I cant stop crying. RIP WEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I see where Whitney got that wonderful and powerful vocal style from.
💯✌️💝🎤🎧💝🌹🌍⭐✌️✌️✌️✌️
A standout performance and much-needed injection of soul to this classic song. This is Cissy Houston giving that audience a master class in singing.
Wow... So Whitney got it from Moms...
Eric Rainey sure
Shocking great singer
dang!!!!! Whitney could sing yes yes BUT her mom's voice kills!!! omg.... sweeeeet. Mom stuck to gospel so she wasnt as popular. One more voice hollywood didnt get to kill
Daughterof Zion, This isn't gospel. Lol Most of the songs I've heard from her are secular.
Her big hit was Disco.
Gospel? She stuck to what paid bc it was the career she wanted. She did background for secular artists.
Cissy always sang gospel. However, she didn't start recording gospel albums until the 90s
Whitney inherited the best from her mom
Would've loved to hear cissy at 18-25! Thank you cissy for being able to hear you and Whitney show the world what an actual singer sounds like! ❤
Here you go. In those days Cissy had a very powerful voice but she wasn't too melodic.
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After watching this amazing and phenomenal performance, I now no longer wonder how Whitney Houston became what many consider to be, the voice of a generation.
This woman was much more powerful than Whitney in terms of vocal volume. Wow! what a great voice. God has never made a mistake to create blacks and they are the most talented in singing, spirts and in many dimensions of live. God bless her.
We know where Whitney got that bang of a voice from! This woman right here!!!
Cissy wasn't no joke on that mic! So good.
Such an amazing vocalist and sweet woman. Proud to have worked with her many times in the studio back in NYC.
And this is actually Whitney's all time favorite song.
I love Cissy's voice.
CISSY HOUSTON IS ALSO A TRUE
POWERHOUSE VOCALIST.
She could run a song so beautifully and that brass in the back...omg!!!
I also have the voice of my mother *.* She's gone...but I keep singing for her too
Beautiful Rendition!
NIPPY @1:15 AND ALL THROUGH OUT THE SONG. NIPPY GOT IT FROM HER MAMA. THIS MADE ME CRY,...
Well, that explains Whtiney's talent.
full chills... and HARD stank face GOD this woman is EVERYTHING!
Unbelievably right you are..
Cissy rocks.
Incredible, special, one in a million voice
Shivers run through my body. Simply wonderful...
❤this song, its beautiful with Cissy singing.
The daughter sang effortlessly powerful just like her mom! Thanks for posting.
Great music teacher to her daughter.
Master class in singing. Notice how she uses very little melisma during the first three verses but still has us mesmerized?
Beautiful ❤ voice 😍 electrifying
Wow! Magnificent!
In other performances Cissy's voice doesn't sound as much like Whitney's, but in parts of this performance their voices are incredibly similar, especially at 0:52
I was done after she sang the word yesterday, couldn't get no better
Her voice was amazing
Woooww!! Amaizing voice!
One of Whitney's favourite songs ! She said so !
Whitney was great but mama was greater! What a voice!
woooowwwwww i can hear whitneys voice
Why did Cissy not the the recognition as much in her own right, she sang with Elvis, Aretha, Dionne and many more then after that with her beautiful daughter . I love Cissy and always amazed how with all the connections and to actually have the talent she wasn't "bigger" in her prime .
OMG she really could sing! And she sounds a bit like Whitney!
+M7md HTM neither is true. they both have unique voices. I coukd hear the Cissy influence but Whitney's way better sounding.
@@terrencemalbrough5766 yes Whitneys was bigger and clearer not heavy and stuggly. Her Mom sounds good through
@@TheDiamondLife90 Cissy was bigger. She's a mamoth
No Whitney sounds like her
Wow. Just Beautiful!
Amazing! God bless ms cissy houston
What a Voice! May God Grant all of us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference! R.I.P. Whitney....WE WILL ALL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!I
i am infinitely entertained my how alike Whitney, Cissy, and Dionne's voices are but soooo very different. Dionne has a lot of the sound we love in whitney and cissy.
A definitive version that only soulful singers like Cissy Houston can deliver. Her soaring vocals and genius phrasing captivates the soul of this pop song turned R&B. The band is outstanding especially the horns.
this version is really touching. i can really feel the emotion...her voice is haunting!!
Oh wow I read mrs cissy book and now listening to her music I never realized how much whitney did sing like her mom. She said in her book that she stole her riffs in a song she sure did. Very talented family.
Ms Cissy!!! Wow! I'm 30 years old by the time I knew of a "Cissy Houston" was "Whitney Houston's mother" and Whitney had already been a superstar for 15 years! Sooo, while I aware she was singer I only had heard her sing as an older woman in her 60's and 70's. Hearing her voice as a young woman here, it is SO clear that Whitney was heavily influenced by her mother (and straight up stole some of her inflections lol!!!). I really understand now why she (Cissy) is so revered as a vocalist and had such success. With Whitney... her voice was annointed. With that sad, the apple did not fall far from the tree!
I heard Whitney all in that song! Amazing!
This woman has VOCALS for days!
Cissy killed this. Such raw emotion!
amazing cissy what a beautiful voice
This ladies career has been astonishing she's been a singer a music a Ministry a gospel artist a singer in a group a background singer mother of a great singer
Im a fan now. we may not have Whitney in Body and spirit here but we have her mom. Go check out here music. Yall thought this was touching omg
Cissy passed on the mixture of gospel and opera. Whitney learned to sing the light, sweet ethereal and angelic. Cissy's singing Blues. Whitney sang Pop. Not that Pop's better than the Blues; it's simply more lucrative. Kudos to Mom's good Biz sense. [YES- I attribute this to Cissy and stand by this assessment, PERIOD]
Wow she’s stunning no wonder Whitney has the vocals 😃😃😍😍😍
Oh my goodness! I had no idea anyone in the world sounded like Whitney!? Cissy Houston is BLESSED TOO!!!! FANTASTIC THANKS FOR POSTING
Duh that's her mom
You have to be born in mid 90s or early 2000s to make this comment
Class act.. God Bless Cissy Houston
Love her singing💜💜💜
The voice of first Withney , the first/two albums
If you turn away from the video, you can def hear whitney in those higher notes
After reading your comment, I was going to quickly disagree. But, I must admit, I hears a few glimpses of Whitney in her tone and phrasing...for the first time ever. And, I've been a rabid Whitney fan for decades.
GospelAccording2ME If you listen to Felicia Moss Eaton-Ms.Cissy's niece and Whitney's first cousin you can hear both Whitney and Ms. Cissy's voice. This is a talented family.