Whitney Houston inherited her incredible talent from mother Cissy Houston, who worked for Elvis Presley, Dusty Springfield, Otis Redding

Cissy Houston, who has died aged 91, was the mother of the troubled star Whitney Houston, and a considerable musical talent in her own right – a double Grammy-winning singer of gospel and R&B and a sought-after backing singer for Elvis Presley,

Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy-wining gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died today while under hospice care. She was 91.