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What was Cissy Houston Net Worth? How Many Children Did Cissy Houston Have? What are Cissy Houston Children Doing Now?

Cissy Houston, born Emily Drinkard, was a renowned American soul and gospel singer who passed away on October 7, 2024. Her net worth was around $6 million, and she died in hospice care surrounded by family after battling Alzheimer's disease.

by V Gomala

Updated Oct 08, 2024

What was Cissy Houston Net Worth? How Many Children Did Cissy Houston Have? What are Cissy Houston Children Doing Now?

Who was Cissy Houston?

Cissy Houston, born Emily Drinkard on September 30, 1933, and passing on October 7, 2024, was an American soul and gospel singer.

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She helped start the R&B group The Sweet Inspirations and sang backup for famous artists like Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Chaka Khan. In 1970, she began her solo career and won two Grammy Awards for Traditional Gospel Albums.

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What was Cissy Houston Net Worth?

Cissy Houston's net worth is said to be around $6 million. She was in hospice care for Alzheimer's disease and passed away surrounded by her family.

Cissy had a successful career as a singer. She started singing in 1938 with her siblings in a gospel group called The Drinkard Four and later became an important part of the well-known vocal group, The Sweet Inspirations. Her music career helped her earn an estimated $6 million.

How Many Children Did Cissy Houston Have?

In 1955, Cissy Houston married Freddie Garland, and they had a son, Gary Garland, who was born in 1957. Gary later became an NBA basketball player and was honored in the DePaul University Athletic Hall of Fame.

In her second marriage, Cissy had two more children: her daughter Whitney Houston, who became a famous singer, and her second son, Michael Houston. Sadly, Whitney Houston passed away on February 11, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

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Whitney Elizabeth

Whitney Elizabeth Houston has passed away. She was an American singer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist. Known as "the Voice," she was one of the most awarded entertainers and one of the best-selling music artists ever, with over 220 million records sold worldwide.

Gary Joseph Houston

Gary Joseph Houston (born Gary Garland on October 12, 1957) is an American musician and former professional basketball player. He played for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA for one season.

Michael Houston

Michael Houston is known for his work on movies like Waiting to Exhale (1995), Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans: Count on Me (1996), and the documentary Whitney (2018), according to IMDb.

Cissy Houston Death

Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning gospel singer, has passed away at 91. She died on Monday in her New Jersey home, surrounded by family, after battling Alzheimer's disease. The news was confirmed by her daughter-in-law, Pat Houston.

Pat Houston said, “Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our family.”

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What was Cissy Houston Net Worth? How Many Children Did Cissy Houston Have? What are Cissy Houston Children Doing Now?

Who was Cissy Houston?

What was Cissy Houston Net Worth?

How Many Children Did Cissy Houston Have?