Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning singer who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and the mother of Whitney Houston, has died.

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston, has died following a battle with Alzheimer's disease, according to The Associated Press. She was 91. Cissy, a singer herself, started her career in the late 1930s,

Cissy Houston, a lauded singer in her own right and the mother of Whitney Houston, has died. She was 91. Cissy died October 7 at home in New Jersey, where she was receiving hospice care for Alzheimer’s,