Beyonce', Dionne Warwick, Nina Simone, The Drifters, Percy Sledge, Van Morrison, Dusty Springfeild, Aretha Franklin,Chaka Khan and of course Luther Vandross never did an album without her!
connie francis, maxine brown, chuck jackson, tommy hunt, paul simon, average white band, dee dee warwick, judy clay, solomon burke, gene pitney, carla thomas, william bell, wilson pickett, lou johnson, doris troy, margie joseph, millie jackson, jackie deshannon...and just about whoever else you can name from the 60s and 70s
theFRESESTsilk, Thank you for continuing the list of some of the artist Cissy Houston has done background vocals and arrangements for. Here are even more artists Cissy Houston has backed- Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Ben E. King, Nancy Wilson, The Exciters, The Rascals, The Neville Brothers, David Bowie, Bette Midler, Carman McCrae, Ester Phillips and Herbie Mann.
What a motherfucker!
artman182 3 years ago
Rahsaan Roland Kirk was the "man" on the horns.
RLW1967 3 years ago
Most of all I love bright Moments
jcsizmazia 3 years ago
Hello Rahsaan!
jcsizmazia 3 years ago 2
I just discovered him! How could it have slipped past me all these years? I should have been born screaming RAHSAAAAANNNN!!!
colossalberger 3 years ago 2
cant discribe in other words, the best.
he does it how it should be done.
OldSteamer 3 years ago 2
Nuff' said!!
LamontCJ 3 years ago
Don't forget Elvis! The Sweet Inspirations did backup for him in like 68 or 69.
Boogiebonez 4 years ago
Excellent Point! I forgot about the Sweet Inspirations.
LamontCJ 4 years ago
Go head cissy houston!
kklustra 4 years ago
Cissy did many background vocals for many artists over the years and gained much respect in the industry.
LamontCJ 4 years ago
Yes, I know that.
I am a huge Cissy fan.
Just to name a famous few, she's backed-
Beyonce', Dionne Warwick, Nina Simone, The Drifters, Percy Sledge, Van Morrison, Dusty Springfeild, Aretha Franklin,Chaka Khan and of course Luther Vandross never did an album without her!
kklustra 4 years ago
so tru indeed! She also backed:
connie francis, maxine brown, chuck jackson, tommy hunt, paul simon, average white band, dee dee warwick, judy clay, solomon burke, gene pitney, carla thomas, william bell, wilson pickett, lou johnson, doris troy, margie joseph, millie jackson, jackie deshannon...and just about whoever else you can name from the 60s and 70s
theFRESHESTsilk 4 years ago
theFRESESTsilk, Thank you for continuing the list of some of the artist Cissy Houston has done background vocals and arrangements for. Here are even more artists Cissy Houston has backed- Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Ben E. King, Nancy Wilson, The Exciters, The Rascals, The Neville Brothers, David Bowie, Bette Midler, Carman McCrae, Ester Phillips and Herbie Mann.
kklustra 4 years ago
Impressive!
LamontCJ 4 years ago
indeed and I believe I have heard her on all the aforementioned artists except for Nancy Wilson....her voice is heaven sent!
theFRESHESTsilk 4 years ago
It seems she was at her peak at the right time. Look at all the different TYPES of artists she worked with. Very impressive!
LamontCJ 4 years ago
She definitely was in demand. Nothing like respect from your peers.
LamontCJ 4 years ago
Whew! that's alot/
LamontCJ 4 years ago