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

Cissy Houston, the beloved mother of the late Whitney Houston and a legendary gospel singer in her own right, has passed away at the age of 91. Cissy died on Monday, October 7, at her New Jersey home while receiving hospice care for Alzheimer's disease,

Soul singer Cissy Houston, who was also known as the mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, died Monday morning, according to reports. She was 91.

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, has died, CBS News confirmed. She was 91.

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

Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died, according to Gwendolyn Quinn, a representative for The Estate of Whitney E. Houston. She was 91.

Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy winner who sang with Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin and gave birth to Whitney Houston, died Monday, her family says.

Cissy Houston, Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, died in her New Jersey home on Monday at the age of 91. Houston's daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, shared the news on Instagram.

- Cissy Houston performs during McDonald's Gospelfest 2013 on May 11, 2013 in Newark, N.J. Houston, the mother of Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed a

Cissy Houston, Grammy winner and mother of Whitney Houston, dies at 91.