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Cissy Houston, sweet inspiration

Title
Cissy Houston, sweet inspiration [videorecording] / Hudson West Productions ; produced and directed by Dave Davidson.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, c1988.

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Additional Authors
  • Houston, Cissy.
  • Houston, Whitney.
  • Franklin, Aretha.
  • Garland, Gary.
  • Vandross, Luther.
  • Warwick, Dionne.
  • Davidson, Dave.
  • Drinkard Singers.
  • New Hope Choir.
  • Sweet Inspirations (Musical group)
  • Hudson West Productions.
  • Cinema Guild.
Description
1 videocassette (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
This documentary focuses on the life and career of pop and gospel singer Cissy Houston, mother of singer Whitney Houston. The film includes archival and concert footage, interviews with family and colleagues, as well as rehearsal footage from New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, where she is Minister of Music.
Alternative Title
Sweet inspiration
Subjects
Note
  • Popular and gospel music.
  • Original production: c1987.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Paul Gibson ; associate producers, Catherine Calderon, Henrietta Parker, David Sigel.
Audience (note)
  • Junior high school through college students and adults.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Contents
Celebration / Shirley Caesar Williams, Bernard Sterling -- Who's going up / Shirley Caesar Williams -- I want to see Jesus / Cassietta George -- Rough side of the mountain / Rev. F. C. Barnes -- Jesus Christ is the way / Walter Hawkins -- Count your blessings / Timothy Wright -- Sweet inspiration / Wallace Pennington, Lindon Oldham -- Chain of fools / Don Covay -- When I first saw you / Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger -- Rise, shine ; That's enough / Trad., arr. by the Drinkard Singers -- After you / Doug Frank, Doug James -- Let it be me / Mann Curtis, Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Defanoe -- Listen to the lambs / Trad., arr. by the Drinkard Singers -- Heart to heart / Kenny Loggins.
LCCN
89715556
Title
Cissy Houston, sweet inspiration [videorecording] / Hudson West Productions ; produced and directed by Dave Davidson.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, c1988.
Credits
Director of photography, Paul Gibson ; associate producers, Catherine Calderon, Henrietta Parker, David Sigel.
Performer
Interviews with and performances by Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Gary Garland, members of the Drinkard Singers, New Hope Choir, Sweet Inspirations, vocals ; assisting instrumentalists ; additional interviews with Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick and others.
Audience
Junior high school through college students and adults.
System Details
VHS.
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Added Author
Houston, Cissy.
Houston, Whitney.
Franklin, Aretha.
Garland, Gary.
Vandross, Luther.
Warwick, Dionne.
Davidson, Dave.
Drinkard Singers.
New Hope Choir.
Sweet Inspirations (Musical group)
Hudson West Productions.
Cinema Guild.
Added Title
Sweet inspiration [videorecording]
Branch Call Number
VC B Houston C
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