During his prime, Jones helped write, compose, and arrange some of the greatest pop hits in modern history for some legendary artists including Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, and ...
Franklin supported Democrats for decades, including performing the national anthem at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. She sang a majestic version of “My Country, Tis of Thee” at Barack ...
A powerhouse vocalist in her own right, two-time Grammy winner Cissy Houston was a legend behind the scenes, backing up Elvis, Aretha Franklin and ... more than 600 songs across musical genres ...
But what Cissy lacked was good luck — never had original songs as top-shelf as her niece ... The R&B group often supplied backup vocals for Aretha Franklin, as they did here at a 1968 concert ...
mother of the late Whitney Houston and backup singer for acts ranging from Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin to Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon and Luther Vandross, died today of Alzheimer’s disease ...
the mother of Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in her New Jersey home.