The Sweet Inspirations were an American R&B girl group founded by Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard), mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick (herself the mother of well-known sisters Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick). Houston and Warrick were members of The Drinkard Singers, a family group that had the distinction of recording the first Gospel album to appear on a maj ... Show More