The Sweet Inspirations are an American R&B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by Cissy Houston,and Sylvia Shemwell originally to sing background for Judy Clay.

Oct 8, 2024 · The Sweet Inspirations push the song’s gospel inflections to the forefront, engaging in a call-and-response with Franklin that makes the record soar. “Brown Eyed Girl,” Van Morrison (1967)

'The Sweet Inspirations', four girls from New York, are in Britain to promote their latest recording hit, What the World Needs Now. They are, left to right: Cissy Drinkard Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell and Estelle Brown.

In 1963 she and three other singers formed a backup group that became known as the Sweet Inspirations and performed around the country with various headliners. Despite their touring success, Houston longed for the comforts of home. 'I don't know if …

Though Cissy Houston left the group after their last Atlantic Recording, the original members Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown & Sylvia Shemwell recorded an excellent album for Stax Records in Memphis in 1973.

Oct 7, 2024 · In 1963, the same year she gave birth to daughter Whitney, Houston formed the Sweet Inspirations, an R&B vocal group that spent more than a half-dozen years as a studio group performing...

Oct 22, 2024 · The Sweet Inspirations are an American R&B girl group from Newark, New Jersey, founded by Cissy Houston, mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R&B and rock artists but also a Grammy-nominated recording act in their own right.

in 1968 (l to r: Cissy Drinkard Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell and Estelle Brown) The Sweet Inspirations were one of the first Gospel groups to have an album released on a major record label, which was a live recording (released in 1959), of …

Sweet Inspirations were an American R&B girl group founded by Cissy Houston, known for their soulful harmonies and backing vocals for famous artists.

6 hours ago · John Houston and Cissy Houston welcomed their daughter, Whitney Houston, in 1963. ... By the ‘60s, he’d transitioned to music and was managing Cissy’s group, the Sweet Inspirations.