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Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is a Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist. She is mother to the late singer and actress Whitney Houston, aunt of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick and a cousin of Leontyne Price. .

Cissy Strut play an explosive mix of blues, funk, jazz and soul. In addition to newly arranged blues standards, Cissy Strut play their own songs, mostly written by Markus Mayer and Thomas Martin. Cissy Strut exist since 1997 and first appeared on stage during a tour in the south of France. In June 1999 Cissy Strut played as support act of the Robben Ford Band. The comment of Blues News Magazin: "Above-average vocals, absolutely solid rhythm section. Harp, guitar and keyboards are highly respectable. .