In the music business, backup singers often fade into the background.  Few achieve much fame on their own.  One who did was Cissy Houston.
After a successful career backing up the likes of Elvis Preslet, Dionne Warick, and Aretha Franklin, Houston struck out on her own -- and won two Grammies.
I met Cissy Houston in the spring of 1998, after she'd written her memoir.

In the music business, backup singers often fade into the background. Few achieve much fame on their own. One who did was Cissy Houston. After a successful career backing up the likes of Elvis Preslet, Dionne Warick, and Aretha Franklin, Houston struck out on her own -- and won two Grammies. I met Cissy Houston in the spring of 1998, after she'd written her memoir.

In the music business, backup singers often fade into the background. &nbsp;Few achieve much fame on their own. &nbsp;One who did was Cissy Houston.
After a successful career backing up the likes of Elvis Preslet, Dionne Warick, and Aretha Franklin, Houston struck out on her own -- and won two Grammies.
I met Cissy Houston in the spring of 1998, after she'd written her memoir.&nbsp;

Cissy Houston

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