Elvis Presley and Whitney Houston were two of America’s biggest singers ever. But did you know the incredible links between the two late stars?

Back in 1963, Whitney’s mother Cissy Houston became part of a backing singer group called The Sweet Inspirations who performed around the USA with some huge headliners like Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley at his Las Vegas residencies, which began in 1969.

Cissy, who said The King wasn’t prejudiced, cracked jokes and was so good-looking,…