 The original group comprised Emily Drinkard (later known as Cissy Houston), her sister Anne Drinkard-Moss, and her brothers Nick and Larry.Another sister, Lee Drinkard Warrick, the mother of Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, served as the group's manager.By the early 1950s, the family had moved to New Jersey, and had added another sister, Marie Drinkard Epps, to the group.