Cissy Houston to be honored with lifetime achievement award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning soul gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of the late pop-music star Whitney Houston, will be honored at the Gospel Image Awards in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Houston will be the lifetime achievement honoree at Saturday's event, held at the Halton Theater.

Houston was in the well-known vocal group the Sweet Inspirations, who performed alongside artists such as Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley.

She won Grammys in 1998 and 1996 for traditional soul gospel albums.