She also warned houston s mother cissy, a famous singer in her own right and one of the book s most indelible villains, about her daughters drug use. New book chronicles life with whitney houston books and. Cissy houston is a grammy awardwinning soul and gospel singer and the mother of the late superstar whitney houston. Cissy houston, has said that brown has global irreversible brain damage. She was previously married to john houston and freddie garland. Juiciest bits from cissy houstons remembering whitney speed read from whitneys headless portrait to the gash that changed her, the best of cissy houstons new memoir.
A huge portion of this book is about cissy houston from her childhood life, singing career, courtship and marriage, to places she. Cissy houston writes open letter to whitneys daughter. Cissy is obsessing that gary could be the next to go, a source told radar. Jun 09, 2015 7 shocking claims from whitney houstonbobbi kristina brown unauthorized biography. Cissy houston pens open letter to bobbi kristina newsone. Cissy houston, author info, published books, bio, photo. Lisa dickey has been a freelance ghostwriter and book doctor since 1997. Jan 29, 20 cissy houston will never be a pflag parent. Less than a year following the 2012 death of her daughter, cissy sat down with oprah for an interview promoting her book, remembering whitney. Skinner, a convicted newark drug dealer who had been johns driver. It was the first time the public saw a glimpse of the tension between whitneys daughter, bobbi kristinaalso known as krissyand whitneys mother, cissy houston. Cissy houston remembers whitney, with love and candor usa today. She started partying and she didnt really know how to stop, cissy houston said whitney. Whitney houstons drug dealer eliminated all traces of cocaine from the singers room after finding her dead in bath.
Essence fest 2017 gospel tribute honoring cissy houston. Whitney houstons mom cissy admitted that she never wanted her daughter to become a star by gwendolyn plummer. Cissy houston remembering whitney audiobook youtube. I thought this book was supposed remember whitney, but this feels like a cissy houston memior.
So if readers are hoping for a book filled with tidbits about lesbian. And then theres the whitney that cissy has mythologized in the book shes hawking on oprahs show, the one she wants us. While the glory of her voice propelled whitney houston into the pop. Whitney houstons late mother extends an olive branch to her granddaughter after writing a book deemed disrespectful by the 20yearold. Cissy houston, the mother of late music icon whitney houston, recently confessed that she was mortified by the state of her daughters house during her 2005 intervention because of evil eyes and strange faces that had been spraypainted on the walls of the home. Cissy houston discusses her granddaughter, bobbi kristina. Gospel and soul artist and celebrity mom cissy houston had never planned to add author to her resume. I kind of feel the title should have been remembering my life. Complicating the situation was the fact that houstons brother was also her drug dealer for a period. Emily cissy houston nee drinkard is an american soul and gospel singer. Whitney houstons daughter bobbi kristina brown and the late singers mother, cissy houston, havent been on the best terms lately. Cissy houston and daughter whitney houston attend keep a child alives black ball on sept. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped is written by whitney houstons mother, cissy houston, a stellar gospel singer in her own right who performed backup for such greats as aretha franklin, van morrison and elvis presley. The definitive account of whitney houstons astonishing life, groundbreaking career, and tragic death complete with neverbeforeseen photographs from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines.
Whitney houstons mom opens up after her tragic death. Cissy houston was born on september 30, 1933 in newark, new jersey, usa as emily drinkard. Whitney houstons drug dealer eliminated all traces of cocaine from. George potts young, cece winans and jekalyn carr perform onstage for cissy houston during a tribute at the 2017 essence festival presented by cocacola at ernest n. Those on the musical scene, however, knew that whitney s role model was her very talented mother, cissy. Book deals frankly with whitney houston%27s drug use and troubled marriage to bobby brown. Many readers will pick up the book hoping to learn the real deal about her tumultuous, toxic relationship with fellow singer bobby brown and her descent into substanceabusebased madness.
Bobbi kristina is not pleased with her grandmother, cissy houston, over the release of her new tellall book remembering whitney. And then theres the whitney that cissy has mythologized in the book shes hawking on oprahs show, the one she wants us to see because it was the. Cissy houston remembers whitney, with love and candor. She is mother to the late singer and actress whitney houston, aunt of dionne warwick and dee dee warwick and a cousin of leontyne price. Cissy has said little publicly about whitneys heartbreaking death. Jun 10, 2016 whitney houstons mother cissy has taken great umbrage at the fact that bobby brown is doing so much talking about the late superstar singer while trying to promote a tellall book after. She took to twitter to express her displeasure with t. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped, is a mothers moving tribute to her daughters memory. Cissy houston 1 gospel 2 and pop singer for the record 3 selected discography 4 sources 5 her stardom and commercial success may have far eclipsed that of her mother, but whitney houston 6 isnt the only musical talent of note in her family. Jun 05, 2012 cissy houston writing book on whitney houston. Sissy houston, 79, discusses her daughters severe drug dependency problem in the book. The only reason i can think of why cissy talks so much about her own life and beginnings is that she is trying justify why she iswas the type of mother she was. My story of love, loss and the night the music stopped.
Emily cissy houston is an american soul and gospel singer. Shes the same, shes not progressing at all, houston told. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as elvis presley and aretha franklin, is now primarily a solo artist, and has won a grammy award for her work. Cissy houston writing book about whitney houston cbs news. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as elvis presley and aretha franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist. Jan 28, 20 book deals frankly with whitney houston %27s drug use and troubled marriage to bobby brown. Cissy houston writing book on whitney houston hollywood. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped. Bobbi kristina browns grandmother cissy houston has broken her silence on her granddaughters condition while speaking with new york radio station wbls fm. Gwen is a writer, reader, hockey fan, concert goer, and lunchtime. In the funeral program used to commemorate houstons death, cissy wrote a letter to her late daughter. Crawford talks about whitney houston during sf visit. Nov 16, 2018 i thought this book was supposed remember whitney, but this feels like a cissy houston memior.
The very public rift between the mother, cissy houston, and daughter, bobbi kristina, of the late whitney houston, has been the subject of much speculation on social media, fueled, in large part, b. Crawford was 19 and thinking about college, but 17yearold whitney houston was one of the people waiting to register, and crawford was. Throughout the episode of oprahs next chapter with cissy houston, the two spoke frankly about the late whitney and the many controversies that surrounded her life before its tragic ending. There is something disarming about the nononsense approach that cissy houston takes in recounting life with her daughter, pop superstar whitney, who passed away nearly a year ago at 48. Watch as cissy tells oprah why bobbi kristina didnt want her to write a book about whitney. Cissy houston warned about whitneys death by holy spirit. Cissy houston said in march, in her first tv interview since the death. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as roy hamilton, dionne warwick, elvis presley and aretha franklin, houston embarked on a solo career, winning two grammy awards for her work. The elder houston has had a lengthy musical career as a gospel, pop, and blues singer. My life with whitney houston 01 by robyn crawford isbn. There is something disarming about the nononsense approach that cissy houston takes in recounting life with her daughter, pop superstar whitney, who passed away nearly a. Cissy houston, drinkardhouston, emily cissy houston, emily sissy houston, emily cissy. When whitney houston skyrocketed to superstardom, many wondered what had made her an overnight sensation. Remembering whitney by cissy houston the boston globe.
A soul singer who is known primarily as whitney houstons mother rather than for her own considerable talents, cissy houston was born emily drinkard and began her career as a member of her familys gospel group, the drinkards. Gospel singer cissy houston is speaking out, lamenting that her granddaughter bobbi kristina browns condition has not improved. Whitney houstons mother, cissy houston, says she wrote a book about her daughter because she wants people to know whitney as she was. Jul 16, 2014 cissy houson performs at mcdonalds gospelfest 2014. While cissy details how she bent over backward to save her daughter, she offers precious little information about what happened in the houstonbrown household. Cissy houston, herself an accomplished soul and gospel singer who has performed with elvis presley and aretha franklin, describes whitney as a. Cissy houston has revealed that the holy spirit warned of her daughter whitney houstons early death, and also visited her days after the singer died. Why whitney houstons mom cissys view on lgbtq love matters.
Jul 31, 20 whitney houston s late mother extends an olive branch to her granddaughter after writing a book deemed disrespectful by the 20yearold. Whitney houston and robyn crawford archive footage in a scene from the. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as roy hamilton, dionne warwick, elvis presley and aretha franklin, houston embarked on a solo career. Juiciest bits from cissy houstons remembering whitney speed read from whitneys headless portrait to the gash that changed her, the best of cissy houston s new memoir. My story of love, loss, and the night the music stopped cissy houston, lisa dickey, dionne warwick on. Remembering whitney by cissy houston, lisa dickey kirkus. Cissy houson performs at mcdonalds gospelfest 2014. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for cissy houston. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Jan 26, 20 cissy houston, the mother of late music icon whitney houston, recently confessed that she was mortified by the state of her daughters house during her 2005 intervention because of evil eyes and strange faces that had been spraypainted on the walls of the home. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from cissy houston at the discogs marketplace. Reading her book, one gets the chilling sense not only of how alien. Dec 25, 2011 modern soul cut from the 1977 cissy houston album.
She has helped write and edit fourteen nonfiction books, including. Whitney houstons mother blasts bobby brown for slandering. Plus, cissy addresses speculation that her granddaughter is on drugs. Remembering whitney and over 8 million other books are available for. Whitney houston s mother, cissy houston, says she wrote the book remembering whitney about her daughter because she wants people to know whitney as she was. Whitney houstons brother found on drugs and unconscious.