This week on My Place, the second in a series of profiles of gospel, soul and session singer extraordinaire Cissy Houston. Known as the mother of singer Whitney Houston and aunt of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston's own career as a professional singer today extends over sixty years.
This week's My Place continues Cissy's work as a session vocalist in New York City, singing backup on famous hit records by Dionne Warwick, Jackie DeShannon, Wilson Pickett and others.