Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy-wining gospel singer, mother of the late Whitney Houston, back-up singer for everyone from Elvis Presley and Luther Vandross to Paul Simon and Jimi Hendrix, died today surrounded by family while under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease at her home in New Jersey.

Whitney Houston had a surprising family connection to the late Elvis Presley thanks to her mother, Cissy, who died earlier today aged 91

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and was the mother of Whitney Houston, died Monday, her family says.

Hailing from a musical family, she won Grammys, sang backup to Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and helped shepherd Whitney Houston to superstardom.

Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, won two Grammys and performed with stars including Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.

Renowned gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91.

Cisssy Houston died Monday while in hospice care for Alzheimer's at age 91. She was the mother of Whitney Houston and a singer in her own right.

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

Cissy Houston, who has died aged 91, was the mother of the troubled star Whitney Houston, and a considerable musical talent in her own right – a double Grammy-winning singer of gospel and R&B and a sought-after backing singer for Elvis Presley,