American singer (born 1933)

Cissy Houston

Emily "Cissy" Houston was an American soul and gospel singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston began singing with three of her siblings in a family gospel group, the Drinkard Singers. By the early 1960s, Houston had begun a career as a session vocalist for several secular musicians in the rhythm and blues, soul, rock and roll, and pop genres. After joining her nieces' group the Gospelaires for a session with Ronnie Hawkins in 1961, Houston gradually took control of the group, which revamped into "the Group" with Houston, niece Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith and teenager Estelle Brown.

Born

1933

September 30

Died

2024

Era

1930s

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2024 Died

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The world in 1933

When Cissy arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Arkady Ostashev 1925–1998 Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Edgar Parin d'Aulaire 1898– German-American author and illustrator (died 1986) Frankie Lymon 1942–1968 American singer-songwriter (born 1942) Jenna Elfman 1971– American actress and producer Martin Guptill 1986– New Zealand cricketer Shintaro Ishihara 1932– Japanese author, playwright, and politician, Governor of Tokyo (died 2022)

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