# RIP Cissy Houston

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [October 8, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577 "2024-10-08T21:45:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577/1 "2024-10-08T21:45:53Z")

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This was mentioned in celebrity deaths, but I thought it would also be appropriate here. It was the last week, but I didn’t see the news until just now. Mother of Whitney Houston, of course, but she was a powerhouse singer in her own right. Have a listen to Aretha’s “Ain’t No Way” for her background vocals hitting impossible ranges.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577/2 "2024-10-08T22:04:33Z")

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I was running the outside stage at a Jazz and Blues festival in the 90s in Red Bank, NJ.

She was our top performer that year and she was great.

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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-cissy-houston/1008577/3 "2024-10-09T15:41:55Z")

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Cissy released several albums. I bought Cissy Houston 102 Essentials from Amazon Digital Music.

I like Cissy’s Cover of the Temptations, _I Wish It Would Rain_.  
[https://www.discogs.com/artist/175255-Cissy-Houston](https://www.discogs.com/artist/175255-Cissy-Houston)

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rgJzHCtnlVE/maxresdefault.jpg "I Wish It Would Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJzHCtnlVE)