From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jeweled nuance.
![From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/aberjhani/from-her-gospel-singing-mother-cissy-houston-her-legendary-pop-diva-cousin-dionne-warwick-and-her-queen-of-soul-godmother.jpg)