The Drinkard Singers - Lift Him Up (live)

[@legendarymcdinis3391]

Beautiful voice of Ms Cissy bold, precise and clear.

[@trollymay]

awestruck by Cissy since i heard her solo in sweet inspiration. i alas am now a SissyFreak...my heart breaks for the glorious diva of song. I hope for the best for her and keep her in my thoughts. and play the heck out of her....xo

[@lilacatching4144]

loved the song use me

[@jamarscott2774]

Cissy has a big mouth and not afraid to sing wow priceless

[@tbeautifulmelodies9820]

Love listening to The Drinkards. After I've finally had the opportunity to read her novel. It's sweet melody to my rars.

[@flobell7933]

God Bless!!!

[@lemontarsier]

Wish there were some close-ups of the other singers--would be interesting to see if Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick are back there.

[@adonaiyah2196]

No but there mom is

[@robertdenson3740]

This is where Dionne, Whitney and DeeDee got it from!

[@Ap1ist]

No this was the original Drinkards with just the siblings , before dionne and dee dee were even of proper age to be in a group

[@dominicjones4773]

This video is around 1962; Dionne & Dee Dee were already big on the NYC background by then

[@CodyCole80]

Who's singing lead on this?

[@jc.miano9706]

Codycole80 Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney Houston.

[@thelifeofkyronhall3432]

Cissy Houston

[@sandrasanders706]

Her phrasing is so much like Whitney's..

[@vtownhood]

I just thought about something really depressing. The way black people express themselves vocally in these old gospel songs and early R&B, funk, soul, and blues is basically a direct offshoot of the spirituals that slaves used to sing. Pretty soon, it will be extinct for good because we have nobody to pass it on except for those in the church....

[@charlesjeffery1155]

Trevor Foreplay so true