The Sweet Inspirations were founded by Emily “Cissy” Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick (herself the mother of sisters Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick). on March 28, 1967, The Sweet Inspirations sang the backing vocals for Van Morrison on “Brown Eyed Girl”. In 1968, the group recorded with Hendrix on his Electric Ladyland album, They also backed Ms. Springfield on her album Dusty in Memphis. In 1969, The Sweet Inspirations touring with Elvis Presley as both backing singers and his warm-up act, as well as doing shows with Aretha Franklin…
– Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975
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