Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy Award-winning singer and mother of the late Whitney Houston, recently passed away. News of her death sent shockwaves across the music and entertainment communities. Accordingly,

The two-time Grammy winner was in the well-known vocal group, the Sweet Inspirations, with Doris Troy and her niece Dee Dee Warrick.

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.