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Biography

Early life and career

Dionne Warwick was born Marie Dionne Warrick to parents Mancel Warrick, who began his career as a pullman porter, chef, a gospel record promoter for Chess Records and later a certified public accountant and Lee Drinkard Warrick, manager of a renowned family gospel group and RCA recording artists The Drinkard Singers in East Orange, New Jersey. Chess Records was an American Record label based in Chicago Illinois. Certified Public Accountant ( CPA) is the Statutory title of qualified Accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The Drinkard Singers were an American gospel singing group most successful in the late 1950s and important in the careers of singers Cissy Houston, Dionne Warwick East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, USA As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 69824 Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Methodist Church in East Orange. She performed her first gospel solo at the age of six and frequently joined The Drinkard Singers. Warrick's aunt Emily (Cissy) Drinkard Houston and Warrick's sister Delia (Dee Dee) Warrick also performed with the family group. Other family members include Dionne's brother, Mancel Warrick, Jr. , who was killed in an accident in 1968 at the age of eighteen. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Her first televised performances were in the mid-and late 1950s with the Drinkard Singers and were carried on local television stations in New Jersey and New York City. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The City of New York Warwick grew up in a racially mixed middle-class neighborhood. She stated in an interview on The Biography Channel in 2002 that the neighborhood in East Orange "was literally the United Nations of neighborhoods. The Biography Channel (or simply bio) is an American Digital cable Television channel owned by A&E and based on the television We had every nationality, every creed, every religion right there on our street. " Warwick was untouched by the harsher aspects of racial intolerance and discrimination until her early professional career when she began touring nationally. Warwick graduated from East Orange High School in 1959 and was awarded a Scholarship in Music Education to the Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut (a school from which she earned her Doctorate of Music Education in the 1980s). The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hartt School is a school of performing arts located in West Hartford Connecticut, primarily providing postsecondary programs in music dance and theatre A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

In 1958, Warwick, Myrna Utley, and Carol Slade, along with Warwick's sister Delia (known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick) formed their own group called the "The Gospelaires". Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dee Dee Warwick (b September 25 1945, Newark New Jersey as Delia Mae Warrick) is an African-American soul singer Their first performance together was at the world famous Apollo Theater, where they won the weekly amateur contest. Various other singers joined The Gospelaires from time to time, including Judy Clay (adopted by Lee and Mancel Warrick), Cissy Houston, and Doris Troy (who had a hit with 1963's "Just One Look" featuring backing vocals from the Gospelaires). Judy Clay ( 12 September, 1938 - 19 July, 2001) was an American soul Emily Drinkard (born September 30, 1933) better known as Cissy Houston, is an American soul and gospel singer Doris Troy ( 6 January 1937 – 16 February 2004) was an American R&B Singer, known to her many fans Warwick recalls, in her 2002 A&E Biography that "a man came running frantically backstage at The Apollo and said he needed background singers for a session for Sam "The Man" Taylor and old big-mouth here spoke up and said 'We'll do it!' and we left and did the session. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. I wish I remembered the gentleman's name because he was responsible for the beginning of my professional career. " The backstage encounter led to the group being asked to sing background sessions at recording studios in New York. Soon, the group was in demand in New York music circles for their backgound work for such artists as The Drifters, Ben E. King, Chuck Jackson, Dinah Washington, Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks, and Solomon Burke among many others. The Drifters were a long-lived American Doo wop / R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962 though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today Ben E King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28 1938) is an American soul Singer. Chuck Jackson is an R&B Singer who was one of the first artists to successfully record material by Burt Dinah Washington ( August 29, 1924 &ndash December 14, 1963) was a Blues, R&B and Jazz singer Solomon Burke (born March 21 1940) is an American Grammy Award -winning Singer / Songwriter. Warwick remembers, in her A&E Biography that after school, they would catch a bus from East Orange to the Port Authority Terminal, and then subway to recording studios in Manhattan, perform their background gigs and be back at home in East Orange in time to do their school homework. The background vocal work would continue while Warwick pursued her studies at Hartt.

While performing background on The Drifters' recording of "Mexican Divorce", Warwick's voice and star presence were noticed by the song's composer Burt Bacharach, a Brill Building songwriter who was writing songs with many other songwriters including Hal David. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. The Brill Building (built 1931 is an office building located at 1619 Broadway in New York City, just north of Times Square. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. According to a July 14, 1967 article on Warwick from Time magazine, Bacharach stated, "She has a tremendous strong side and a delicacy when singing softly—like miniature ships in bottles. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and " Musically, she was "no play-safe girl. What emotion I could get away with!" And what complexity, compared with the usual run of pop songs. During the session, Bacharach asked Warwick if she would be interested in recording demonstration recordings of his compositions to be used to pitch the tunes to record labels. One such demo, "It's Love That Really Counts"—destined to be recorded by fellow Scepter act The Shirelles—caught the attention of Scepter Records President Florence Greenberg. The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Scepter Records is a record company founded in 1959 by Florence Greenberg. Greenberg, according to "Current Biography" 1969 Yearbook, told Bacharach "forget the song, get the girl!" Warwick was signed to Bacharach and David's production company, according to Warwick, which in turn was signed to Scepter Records in 1962 by Greenberg. Current Biography ( ISSN 0011-3344 is an American monthly publication issued by the H Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scepter Records is a record company founded in 1959 by Florence Greenberg. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The partnership would provide Bacharach with the freedom to produce Warwick without the control of recording company executives and company A&R men. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development Warwick's musical ability and education would also allow Bacharach to compose more challenging tunes. The demo version of "It's Love That Really Counts", along with her original demo of "Make It Easy on Yourself", would surface on Dionne's debut Scepter album entitled Presenting Dionne Warwick, released early in 1963.

Early stardom

Her first solo single for Scepter Records was released in November, 1962. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The song was entitled "Don't Make Me Over", the title (according to the A&E Biography of Dionne Warwick) supplied by Warwick herself when she snapped the phrase at producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David in anger. " Don't Make Me Over " is a Song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Biography is a Documentary television series. Originally produced by CBS in 1962 and hosted by Mike Wallace, the A&E Network Warwick found "Make It Easy on Yourself"—a song on which she had recorded the original demo and had wanted to be her first single release—had been given to another artist, Jerry Butler. " Make It Easy On Yourself " is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Jerry Butler (born Jerry Butler Jr December 8, 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi) is an American soul Singer From the phrase, Bacharach and David created their first top 40 pop hit (#21) and a top 5 US R&B hit. Warrick's name was misspelled on the single's label, and she began using the new spelling (i. e. , "Warwick") both professionally and personally. ^[1] According to the July 14, 1967 Time magazine article, after "Don't Make Me Over" hit in 1962, she answered the call of her manager ("C'mon, baby, you gotta go"), left school and went on a tour of France, where critics crowned her "Paris' Black Pearl. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. " Rhapsodized Jean Monteaux in Arts: "The play of this voice makes you think sometimes of an eel, of a storm, of a cradle, a knot of seaweed, a dagger. It is not a voice so much as an organ. You could write fugues for Warwick's voice. "

The two immediate follow-ups to "Don't Make Me Over"—"This Empty Place" (with "B" Side "Wishin' and Hopin'" later covered by Dusty Springfield) and "Make The Music Play" and—charted briefly in the top 100, but "Anyone Who Had a Heart" in December 1963 was Warwick's first top 10 pop hit (#8) in the USA and also an international hit. " Wishin' and Hopin' " is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. " Anyone Who Had a Heart " is a 1960s song by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This was followed by "Walk on By" in April 1964, a major international hit and million seller that solidified her career. " Walk on By " is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For the rest of the 1960s, Warwick was a fixture on the US and Canadian charts, and virtually all of Warwick's output from 1962-1971 were written and produced by the Bacharach/David team. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

Walk on By, became Warwick's second international million-seller in April 1964.

Warwick weathered the British Invasion better than most American artists. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers Her UK hits were most notably "Walk On By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose". The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located " Do You Know the Way to San José " is a popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was written specifically for Dionne Warwick. In the UK a number of Bacharach-David-Warwick songs were covered by UK singers Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw and Dusty Springfield, most notably Black's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" which went to #1 in the UK. Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television Sandie Shaw (born Sandra Ann Goodrich on 26 February 1947) was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield " Anyone Who Had a Heart " is a 1960s song by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. This upset Warwick and she has described feeling insulted when told that in the UK, record company executives wanted her songs recorded by someone else. Warwick even met Cilla Black while on tour in the UK. She recalled what she said to her - " I told her that "You're My World" would be my next single in the States. " You're My World " is a song by Italian songwriter Umberto Bindi, originally published under the title " Il Mio Mondo " I honestly believe that if I'd sneezed on my next record, then Cilla would have sneezed on hers too. There was no imagination in her recording. " [1] [2] "You're My World"—recorded in no time by Black—was not released as a single by Warwick, but it did appear on a later album, Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls, released in 1968. Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls -- Dionne Warwick 's twelfth album for the Scepter label -- was recorded during the summer and fall of 1967 and Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Warwick was named the Bestselling Female Vocalist in the Cash Box Magazine Poll in 1964, with six chart hits in that year. Cash Box (or Cashbox) magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November Cash Box also named her the Top Female Vocalist in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In the 1967 Cash Box Poll, she was second only to Petula Clark, and in 1968's poll second only to Aretha Franklin. Playboy Magazine's influential Music Poll of 1970 named her the Top Female Vocalist. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1969, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Society named her Woman of the Year. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In a May 21, 1965 Time Magazine cover article entitled "The Sound of the Sixties," Dionne Warwick's sound was described as follows: "Swinging World. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Scholarly articles probe the relationship between the Beatles and the nouvelle vague films of Jean-Luc Godard, discuss "the brio and elegance" of Dionne Warwick's singing style as a "pleasurable but complex" event to be "experienced without condescension. " In chic circles, anyone damning rock 'n' roll is labeled not only square but uncultured. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African For inspirational purposes, such hip artists as Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers and Andy Warhol occasionally paint while listening to rock 'n' roll music. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Explains Warhol: "It makes me mindless, and I paint better. " After gallery openings in Manhattan, the black-tie gatherings often adjourn to a discotheque. A discothèque, diskoˈtɛk̚ compare the Spanish "discoteca" is an Entertainment venue or Club with recorded music played by "Discaires" "

The mid 1960s to early 1970s

"Message to Michael", became a Top 10 hit in 1966. Message to Michael is a 1966 recording by Dionne Warwick of a song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as "A Message to Martha" and originally

The mid 1960s to early 1970s became an even more successful time period for Warwick, who saw a string of Gold selling albums and Top 20 and Top 10 hit singles. "Message to Michael", a Bacharach-David composition that the duo was certain was a "man's song", became a top 10 hit for Warwick in May 1966. Message to Michael is a 1966 recording by Dionne Warwick of a song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as "A Message to Martha" and originally MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The January 1967 LP Here Where There Is Love was her first RIAA certified Gold Album and featured "Alfie", and two 1966 hits "Trains and Boats and Planes", and "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself". Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. " Alfie " is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " is a song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. "Alfie" had become a radio hit when disc jockeys across the nation began to play the album cut early in 1967. "Alfie" was released as the "B" side of a Bacharach/David ballad, "The Beginning of Loneliness" in which charted in the Hot 100. Disc jockeys flipped the single and made it a double-sided hit. Bacharach had been contracted to produce "Alfie" for the Michael Caine film of the same name and wanted Dionne Warwick to sing the tune but the British producers wanted a British subject to cut the tune. Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Cilla Black was selected to record the song, and her version peaked at #95 upon its release in the USA. Cilla Black OBE (born Priscilla Maria Veronica White on 27 May, 1943) is an English Singer-songwriter and Television A cover version by Cher used in the USA prints of the film peaked at #33. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 In the UK and Australia, Black's version was a Top 10 hit. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In a 1983 concert appearance televised on PBS, Warwick states she was the 43rd person to record "Alfie", at Bacharach's insistence, who felt Dionne could make it a big hit. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Warwick, at first, balked at recording the tune and asked Bacharach "How many more versions of Alfie do you need?" to which Bacharach replied "Just one more, yours. " Bacharach took Warwick into the studio with his new arrangement and cut the tune the way he wanted it to be, which she nailed in one take. Warwick's version peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on both the R&B Chart and the AC Charts. Warwick performed the song at the Academy Awards in 1967. Today, "Alfie" is considered a signature song for Warwick.

Later that same year, Warwick earned her first RIAA Gold Single for US sales of over one million units for the single "I Say a Little Prayer" (from her album The Windows of the World). " I Say a Little Prayer " is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967. When disc jockeys across the nation began to play the track from the album in the fall of 1967 and demanded its release as a single, Florence Greenberg, President of Scepter Records, complied and "I Say a Little Prayer" became Warwick's biggest US hit to that point, reaching #4 on the US and Canadian Charts and # 8 on the R & B Charts. Aretha Franklin would cover the tune a year later and hit US #10. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The tune was also the first RIAA certified USA million seller for Bacharach-David.

"I Say A Little Prayer" became an RIAA Certified USA Million Seller for Dionne in 1967

Her follow-up to "I Say a Little Prayer" was unusual in several respects. " I Say a Little Prayer " is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967. It was not written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, it was the "B" side of her "I Say a Little Prayer" single, and it was a song that she almost didn't record. While the film version of Valley of the Dolls was being made, actress Barbara Parkins suggested that Warwick be considered to sing the film's theme song, written by songwriting team Andre and Dory Previn. Valley of the Dolls is the title of a best selling Novel by Jacqueline Susann, published in 1966 Barbara Parkins (born on May 22, 1942) is a Canadian Television and Film Actress. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b Dory Previn, née Dorothy Veronica Langan (born 22 October 1925 or 1929 is an American Lyricist, Singer-songwriter and Poet The song was to be recorded by Judy Garland, who was fired from the film. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Warwick performed the song, and when the film became a success in the early weeks of 1968, disc jockeys flipped the single and made the single one of the biggest double-sided hits of the rock era and another million seller. At the time, RIAA rules allowed only one side of a double-sided hit single to be certified as Gold, but Scepter awarded Warwick an "in-house award" to recognize "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls" as a million selling tune.

Warwick had re-recorded a Pat Williams-arranged version of the theme at A&R Studios in New York because contractual restrictions would not allow the Warwick version from the film to be included in the 20th Century-Fox soundtrack LP. The LP Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls, released in early 1968 and containing the re-recorded version of the movie theme (#2-4 weeks), "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and several new Bacharach-David compositions, hit the #6 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart and would remain on the chart for over a year. Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls -- Dionne Warwick 's twelfth album for the Scepter label -- was recorded during the summer and fall of 1967 and " Do You Know the Way to San José " is a popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was written specifically for Dionne Warwick. The film soundtrack LP, sans Warwick vocals, failed to impress the public, while Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls earned an RIAA Gold certification. Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls -- Dionne Warwick 's twelfth album for the Scepter label -- was recorded during the summer and fall of 1967 and The single "Do You Know the Way to San Jose", an international million seller and a Top 10 hit in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Mexico, was also a double sided hit with the "B" side "Let Me Be Lonely" charting at #79. " Do You Know the Way to San José " is a popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was written specifically for Dionne Warwick.

More hits ("Promises, Promises"-#19 1968; "Who Is Gonna Love Me"-#32 1968 with "B" side "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" becoming another double sided hit, "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"-#6 1969; "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"-#15 1969; "This Girl's In Love With You"-#7 1969; "Make It Easy On Yourself"-#37 1970; "Who Is Gonna Love Me"-#33 1968; "The April Fools"-#37 1969 (from the film of the same name); "Let Me Go To Him"-#32 1970; "Paper Mache"-#43 1970; The Green Grass Starts to Grow"-#43-1971) followed into 1971. " I'll Never Fall In Love Again " is a Popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. This Girl's In Love With You is a 1970 Album (see 1970 in music) by soul musician Aretha Franklin. " Make It Easy On Yourself " is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Warwick's final Bacharach/David penned single was March 1971's "Who Gets the Guy" and her final "official" Scepter single release was "He's Moving On" backed with "Amanda" both from the soundtrack of the motion picture adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's The Love Machine. Jacqueline Susann ( August 20, 1918, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &ndash September 21, 1974, New York City The Love Machine is a 1971 film adaptation of the Jacqueline Susann novel The Love Machine. Other Scepter LPs certified RIAA Gold include Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits Part 1 released in 1967 and The Dionne Warwicke Story: A Decade of Gold released in 1971. By the end of 1971, Dionne Warwick had sold an estimated thirty-five million singles and albums internationally in less than nine years and more than 16 million singles in the USA alone. Exact figures of Warwick's sales are unknown, and probably underestimated, due to Scepter Records lax accounting policies and the company policy of not submitting recordings for RIAA audit. Dionne Warwick became the first Scepter artist to request RIAA audits of her recordings in 1967 with the release of "I Say A Little Prayer".

Warwick won her second Grammy Award for the 1970 album "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"

On Wednesday, September 17, 1969, CBS Television aired Dionne Warwick's first television special entitled "The Dionne Warwick Chevy Special. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. " Dionne's guests were Burt Bacharach, George Kirby, Glen Campbell, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. George Kirby ( June 8, 1923 &ndash September 30, 1995) was an American Comedian, singer and Actor from Glen Travis Campbell (born April 22 1936 in Delight, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning and two time nominated Golden Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with

Warwick had become the priority act of Scepter Records, according to the website "The Scepter Records Story" and Luther Dixon in a 2002 A&E Biography of Burt Bacharach, with the release of "Anyone Who Had a Heart" in 1963. " Anyone Who Had a Heart " is a 1960s song by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. In 1971, Dionne Warwick left the family atmosphere of Scepter Records for Warner Bros. Records for what was at the time the most lucrative recording contract ever given a female vocalist according to Variety. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Warwick's last LP for Scepter was the aforementioned soundtrack for the motion picture The Love Machine (in which she appeared in an uncredited cameo), released in July 1971. In 1975, Bacharach/David sued Scepter Records for an accurate accounting of royalties due the team from Warwick and labelmate B. J. Thomas recordings and was awarded almost $600,000 and the rights to all Bacharach/David recordings on the Scepter label. B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in The label, with the defection of Warwick to Warner Bros. Records, filed bankruptcy in 1975 and was sold to Springboard International Records in 1976.

Following her signing with Warners, with Bacharach and David as writers and producers Dionne returned to A&R Studios in late 1971 to begin recording her first album for the new label, the self-titled album Dionne (not to be confused with her later Arista debut album) in January of 1972. The album peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 Album Chart. In 1972, Burt Bacharach and Hal David scored and wrote the tunes for the motion picture Lost Horizon. Lost Horizon is a 1933 Novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian The film was panned by the critics, and in the fallout from the film, the songwriting duo decided to terminate their working relationship. The breakup left Dionne devoid of their services as her producers and songwriters. Dionne was contracually obligated to fulfill her contract with Warners without Bacharach and David and she would team with a variety of producers during her tenure with the label.

Dionne Warwick's "Dionne", her Warner Bros. Records release from 1972 was reissued in 2005

Faced with the prospect of being sued by Warner Bros. Records due to the breakup of Bacharach/David and their failure to honor their contract with Dionne, she filed a $5. 5 million lawsuit against her former partners for breach of contract. The suit was settled out of court in 1979 for $5 million including the rights to all Warwick recordings produced by Bacharach and David.

Warwick, for years an aficionado of psychic phenomena, was advised by famed astrologist Linda Goodman in 1971 to add a small "e" to her last name, making Warwick "WARWICKe" for good luck and to recognize her married name and her spouse, actor and drummer William " Bill" Elliott. Linda Goodman ( April 10, 1925 - October 21, 1995) was a New York Times bestselling American Astrologer and Poet Goodman convinced Warwick that the extra small "e" would add a vibration needed to balance her last name and bring her even more good fortune in her marriage and her professional life. The extra "e", according to Dionne "was the worst thing I could have done in retrospect, and in 1975 I finally got rid of that damn "e" and became "Dionne Warwick" again. "

The Warner era (1972-1978)

Without the guidance and songwriting that Bacharach/David had provided, Warwick's career slowed in the 1970s. There were no big hits until 1974's "Then Came You", recorded as a duet with the Spinners and produced by Thom Bell. " Then Came You " was a 1974 Grammy-nominated hit for American Soul singer Dionne Warwick and American R&B group The Spinners The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul Vocal group (active since 1954 and most popular during the 1970s Thom Bell was the Record producer behind much of the Philadelphia soul subgenre of Soul music in the 1970s Bell later noted, "Dionne made a face when we finished [the song]. She didn't like it much, but I knew we had something. So we ripped a dollar in two, signed each half and exchanged them. I told her, 'If it doesn't go number one, I'll send you my half. ' When it took off, Dionne sent hers back. There was an apology on it. " It was her first US #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Other than this success, Warwick's five years on Warner Bros. Records—despite the fact that she worked the entire time—left her with few chart hits. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Two notable songs recorded during this period were "His House and Me" and "Once You Hit The Road" (#79 R&B, #6 Adult Contemporary)—both of which were produced in 1975 by Thom Bell. Thom Bell was the Record producer behind much of the Philadelphia soul subgenre of Soul music in the 1970s

Then Came You, Warner Bros. Records, 1975

Warwick recorded five albums with Warners: Dionne, produced by Bacharach and David; Just Being Myself, produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland; Then Came You, produced by Jerry Ragovoy; Track of the Cat, produced by Thom Bell; and Love at First Sight, produced by Steve Barri and Michael Omartian. Jerry Ragovoy (born 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Songwriter and Record producer. Thom Bell was the Record producer behind much of the Philadelphia soul subgenre of Soul music in the 1970s Steve Barri (born Steven Barry Lipkin in Brooklyn New York on February 23, 1942) is an American Songwriter and Record Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945 in Evanston Illinois) is an Armenian-American songwriter Grammy Award -winning Keyboardist The singer's five-year contract with Warners expired in 1977, and with that, Warwick ended her stay at the label.

The 80s: Move to Arista

With the move to Arista Records and the release of "I'll Never Love This Way Again" (a tune written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings and first recorded by Cheryl Ladd in 1978) in 1979, Dionne was again enjoying top success on the charts. " I'll Never Love This Way Again " is a 1979 hit recorded by American Soul singer Dionne Warwick. The song was produced by Barry Manilow. Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor The accompanying album Dionne—not to be confused with the Warner Bros. Dionne, Dionne Warwick 's debut album for the Arista label was released in 1979. Records album of the same name—was her first to go Platinum. Platinum (ˈplætɪnəm is a Chemical element with the Atomic symbol Pt and an Atomic number of 78 She had been personally signed and guided by the label's founder Clive Davis, who stated to Dionne "You may be ready to give the business up, but the business is not ready to give you up. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. " Dionne's followup was another huge hit. "Deja Vu" was written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson. " Deja Vu " is a 1979 Ballad song written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson and recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1979 Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician In 1980, Dionne was nominated for the NARAS Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I'll Never Love This Way Again" and Best R&B Performance, Female for "Déjà Vu". " I'll Never Love This Way Again " is a 1979 hit recorded by American Soul singer Dionne Warwick. Dionne became the first artist in the history of the awards to win in both categories the same year. Her followup album, 1980's No Night So Long featured the title track written by Richard Kerr and Will Jennings which became a major hit and the album peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 Albums Chart and #22 on the Billboard Hot R & B Albums Chart. "No Night So Long" Dionne Warwick 's second album for the Arista label was released in 1980

"Heartbreaker" an Arista album from 1982, earned Warwick another RIAA certified Gold Album and the title tune became an international smash hit.

In January 1980, while under contract to Arista Records, Dionne Warwick hosted a two-hour TV special called Solid Gold '79. This was adapted into the weekly one-hour show Solid Gold, which she hosted throughout 1980 and 1981 and again in 1985-86. Solid Gold is an American syndicated Television series which aired from 1980 to 1988 usually on Saturday in the early evening time slot

After a top forty hit recorded in early 1982 with her friend and fellow musical legend Johnny Mathis—the Jay Graydon-produced "Friends in Love" from the album of the same name—Warwick's next big hit later that same year was her full-length collaboration with Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees for the album Heartbreaker. John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The song "Heartbreaker" became one of Dionne's biggest international hits, peaking on Billboard's Hot 100 at #10 in January 1983 and #1 AC in the USA and #2 in the UK. " Heartbreaker " is a 1982 single released by American pop and Soul singer Dionne Warwick. Internationally, the tune was also a smash in continential Europe, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Canada, and Asia. The title track was taken from the album of the same name which sold over 3 million internationally and earned Dionne an RIAA USA gold record award for the album. The album peaked at #25 on the Hot 100 Album Chart, #13 on the R&B Chart and #3 in the UK. Dionne stated to Wesley Hyatt in his The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits that she was not fond of "Heartbreaker" but recorded the tune because she trusted The Bee Gees' judgment that it would be a hit. " Heartbreaker " is a 1982 single released by American pop and Soul singer Dionne Warwick. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The project come about when Clive Davis was attending his aunt's wedding in Florida and spoke with Barry Gibb. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. Barry Alan Crompton Gibb CBE (born 1 September 1946 is a singer songwriter and producer Barry mentioned that he had always been a fan of Dionne's and Clive arranged for Dionne and The Bee Gees to discuss a project. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Dionne and the brothers Gibb hit it off and the album and the title single were released in October 1982.

In 1983, Dionne released another notable album titled How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye which was produced by Luther Vandross. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Their collaboration had been a lifelong dream of Vandross, who had maintained that he wanted to work with Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and Diana Ross. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire The album's most successful single was the title track, "How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye", a duet with Warwick, which peaked at #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, the Dance-pop song "Got a Date", became a moderate hit on the R&B chart. Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop The album peaked at Number 57 on The Billboard 200 album chart and Number 19 on the R&B chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Of note was a reunion with The Shirelles on Warwick's cover of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow". The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Warwick would not release another studio album until two years later, 1984's Finder of Lost Loves—an album that would reunite her with both Barry Manilow and Burt Bacharach, who was now writing with his new lyricist partner and wife, Carole Bayer Sager. Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984 - 1985 season Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer.

In 1985, Warwick contributed her voice to the Multi-Grammy award winning charity song: We Are the World, along with vocalists like Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner and Diana Ross. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences " We Are the World " is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Lionel Brockman Richie Jr (born June 20 1949 is an Academy Award and Grammy award-winning American Singer, Songwriter, Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire

Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer-Sager, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John, "That's What Friends Are For", 1985

In 1985, Warwick recorded the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) benefit single "That's What Friends Are For" alongside Gladys Knight, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder. amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research (formerly The American Foundation for AIDS Research) is an International Non-profit organization for HIV " That's What Friends Are For " is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and introduced by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an The single, credited to "Dionne and Friends" raised over three million dollars for that cause. The tune peaked at #1 for four weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1986. In 1988, the Washington Post wrote: So working against AIDS, especially after years of raising money for work on many blood-related diseases such as sickle-cell anemia, seemed the right thing to do. "You have to be granite not to want to help people with AIDS, because the devastation that it causes is so painful to see. I was so hurt to see my friend die with such agony," Warwick remembers. "I am tired of hurting and it does hurt. " The single won the performers the NARAS Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, as well as Song of the Year for its writers, Bacharach and Bayer Sager. The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. It also was ranked by Billboard magazine as the most popular song of 1986. With this single, Warwick also released her second most successful album of the decade, titled Friends. Friends was an

In July 1987, Dionne scored another Billboard Top 20 pop hit (#12) and Top 10 R&B chart hit (and #1 AC hit) with the song, "Love Power", a duet with Jeffrey Osborne. Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American funk and R&B musician songwriter and former This song, another written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager, was featured in Warwick's album Reservations for Two. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. The album's title song, a duet with Kashif, was also a moderate hit. Other artists featured on the album included Smokey Robinson and June Pointer. William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, June Antoinette Pointer Whitmore ( November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American Pop/

1990s to present

Despite the release of another Greatest Hits album—her first with Arista—Warwick's career slowed in the 1990s. During this period, Warwick hosted infomercials for the Psychic Friends Network which featured psychic Linda Georgian. Infomercials (or informercials are Television commercials that run for one minute or for as long as a typical Television program The Psychic Friends Network was a Telephone Psychic service operating in the United States in the 1990s The 900 number psychic service was active from 1991 to 1998. Premium-rate telephone numbers are Telephone numbers for Telephone calls during which certain services are provided and for which prices higher than normal are The word psychic (ˈsaɪkɨk from the Greek psychikos—"of the soul mental" refers to the claimed ability to perceive things hidden from the normal senses According to press statements throughout the 1990s, the program was the most successful infomercial for several years and Warwick earned in excess of three million dollars per year as spokesperson for the network. In 1998, Information, the corporation owning the network, filed for bankruptcy and Warwick ended her association with the organization. Warwick's longtime friend and tour manager Henry Carr acknowledged in a 2002 Biography Channel interview that "when Dionne was going through an airport and a child recognized her as 'that psychic lady on TV' Dionne was crushed and said she had worked too hard as an entertainer to become known as 'the psychic lady'. "

"Dionne Warwick's Friends Can Be Lovers" album was released in 1993

Warwick's most publicized album during this period was 1993's "Friends Can Be Lovers", which was produced in part by Ian Devaney and Lisa Stansfield. Friends Can Be Lovers was Dionne Warwick 's second and most successful album of the 1990s Lisa Jane Stansfield (born April 11 1966) is a Grammy Award -nominated and BRIT Award -winning English R&B and soul Featured on the album was "Sunny Weather Lover", which was the first song that Burt Bacharach and Hal David had written together for Warwick since 1972. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. It was Warwick's lead single in the US, and was heavily promoted by Arista, but it failed to chart. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the A follow-up "Where My Lips Have Been" peaked at #95 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.

In 1993, Forrest Sawyer, host of the ABC News/Entertainment program "Day One", alleged financial improprieties by the Warwick Foundation, founded in 1989 to benefit AIDS patients, particularly Dionne Warwick's charity concert performances organized to benefit the organization. Forrest DeWitt Sawyer (born April 19, 1949) is an American broadcast journalist most recently seen anchoring The CBS Evening News. ABC alleged the Foundation was operating at a near 90% administrative cost. ABC also alleged that Warwick flew first class and was accommodated at first class hotels for charity concerts and events in which she participated for the Foundation. Warwick, who had no executive, administrative or management role in the organization, challenged ABC to investigate the foundation further and alleged that the ABC report was racially motivated. An Internal Revenue Service investigation of the Warwick Foundation found no wrongdoing or criminal activity on the part of the Board of Directors or Warwick and its status as a non-profit charity was upheld. ABC maintained the report to be factually correct but the item has not been repeated since the original air date. The Foundation was later dissolved.

In 2004, Dionne Warwick's first Christmas album was released. The CD, entitled "My Favorite Time of the Year" featured jazzy interpretations of many holiday classics. In 2007, Rhino Records re-released the CD with new cover art.

In 2005, Dionne Warwick was honored by Oprah Winfrey at her Legends Ball. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American

Warwick appeared on the May 24, 2006 fifth-season finale of American Idol. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Millions of U. S. viewers watched Warwick sing a medley of "Walk on By" and "That's What Friends Are For", with longtime collaborator Burt Bacharach accompanying her on the piano. " Walk on By " is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick. " That's What Friends Are For " is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and introduced by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer.

In 2006, Warwick signed with Concord Records after a fifteen-year tenure at Arista. Concord Records is a US Record label now based in Beverly Hills California. Her first release for the label was My Friends and Me, a duets album containing reworkings of her old hits, very similar in fashion to her 1998 CD "Dionne Sings Dionne" . Among her singing partners were Gloria Estefan, Olivia Newton-John, Wynonna Judd and Reba McEntire. Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Wynonna Judd (born May 30, 1964 in Ashland Kentucky) is an American Country music singer Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is an American Country music singer performer and actress The album peaked at #66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop Albums based on sales compiled by The album was produced by her son, Damon Elliott. A followup album featuring Warwick's old hits as duets with male vocalists was planned but the project was cancelled.

Dionne Warwick's new gospel album, "Why We Sing", will be released on February 26, 2008 in the UK and on April 1, 2008 in the USA. The album features guest spots by her sister Dee Dee Warwick and Bebe Winans. Dee Dee Warwick (b September 25 1945, Newark New Jersey as Delia Mae Warrick) is an African-American soul singer Benjamin "BeBe" Winans (born 17 September 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning gospel and R&B Singer.

Personal life

Dionne Warwick married actor and drummer William Elliott (CBS's "Bridget Loves Bernie"-1972-73) in 1966 and the couple divorced in May 1967. Bridget Loves Bernie is an American television comedy program created by Bernard Slade. They reconciled and were remarried in Rome, Italy in September 1967 according to Time Magazine. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Warwick has stated in many interviews that "It was a case of can't do with, can't do without, so I married him again. " In 1975, Warwick and Elliott divorced again. Dionne stated in an interview in "Don't Make Me Over: Dionne Warwick" a 2002 Biography Channel interview "I was the breadwinner. The male ego is a fragile thing. It's hard when the woman is the breadwinner. All my life, the only man who ever took care of me financially was my father. I have always taken care of myself. " Warwick has been connected romantically with Philadelphia Eagles great Timmy Brown, French singer-songwriter Sacha Distel, actor Phillip Michael Thomas ("Miami Vice"), Seagram heir and CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Thomas Allen Brown (born May 24, 1937 in Richmond Indiana) (aka "Tim" "Timmy" "Timothy" "Timothy Luther" Sacha Distel (born Sacha Alexandre; January 29, 1933 &ndash July 22, 2004) was a French Singer who had hits Philip Michael Thomas (born May 26 1949) is an American Actor. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. , and Las Vegas restaurateur and actor Gianni Russo ("The Godfather").

Dionne Warwick in Paris, Scepter Records, 1966

In 1969, Warwick gave birth to her first son, David Elliott. Dionne Warwick in Paris, Dionne Warwick 's sixth album was released in 1966 on Scepter Records. David Elliott may refer to David Elliott (curator David Elliott (poet David Elliott (college president president Elliott is a singer-songwriter (Luther Vandross' "Here and Now" among others) and a former Los Angeles police officer. In 1993, David co-wrote with Terry Steele the Dionne Warwick-Whitney Houston duet "Love Will Find A Way" featured on her album Friends Can Be Lovers. Since 2002, David has toured with and performed duets with his famous mother periodically, and had his acting debut in the film "Ali" as the singer Sam Cooke. In 1973, Warwick's second son Damon Elliott was born. Damon Elliott is a noted music producer (Mya, Pink) and arranged and produced his mother's 2006 Concord release My Friends and Me. Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants

Dionne Warwick made the Top 250 Delinquent Taxpayers List published in October 2007. California Revenue & Taxation Code Section 19195 directs the Franchise Tax Board to publish an annual list of the top 250 taxpayers with liened state income tax delinquencies greater than $100,000 in an effort to collect money from those taxpayers, some of whom have been delinquent since 1987. Dionne Warwick is listed with a tax delinquency of $2,665,305. 83 in personal income tax and a tax lien was filed July 24, 1997. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ^[2]

Famous relations

• Warwick's sister Dee Dee Warwick also had a successful singing career, scoring 4 Top 20 R&B hits, notably "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" in 1967 and "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)" in 1970. Dee Dee Warwick (b September 25 1945, Newark New Jersey as Delia Mae Warrick) is an African-American soul singer " I'm Gonna Make You Love Me " is a soul song written in 1967 by Kenneth Gamble Leon Huff, and Jerry Ross In 1971, at the advice of a numerologist, both Dionne and her sister Dee Dee added an "e" to the end of Warwick (thus making their professional last names "Warwicke"). Numerology is any of many Systems Traditions or Beliefs in a mystical or Esoteric relationship between Numbers and physical The "e" was eventually dropped in mid-1975.

• Warwick's aunt is gospel singer Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston's mother, making Whitney Dionne's first cousin. Emily Drinkard (born September 30, 1933) better known as Cissy Houston, is an American soul and gospel singer Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former

Discography

For a full Dionne Warwick discography: Dionne Warwick discography

Dionne Warwick's US Top 40 Chart Singles from the Billboard Hot 100 Charts:

Awards and honors

• NARAS Grammy Award 1968: "Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance" for the single, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?. The following article is a discography for American soul singer Dionne Warwick, including both singles and albums Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the US-based music sales tracking company Nielsen SoundScan. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry " Don't Make Me Over " is a Song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Anyone Who Had a Heart " is a 1960s song by American songwriting duo Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Walk on By " is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick. " A House Is Not a Home " is a 1964 song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. Message to Michael is a 1966 recording by Dionne Warwick of a song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as "A Message to Martha" and originally " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself " is a song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Alfie " is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " I Say a Little Prayer " is a song written by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967. " Do You Know the Way to San José " is a popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was written specifically for Dionne Warwick. " This Guy's in Love with You " is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and recorded " You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' " is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. " I'll Never Fall In Love Again " is a Popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Make It Easy On Yourself " is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. " Then Came You " was a 1974 Grammy-nominated hit for American Soul singer Dionne Warwick and American R&B group The Spinners The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul Vocal group (active since 1954 and most popular during the 1970s " I'll Never Love This Way Again " is a 1979 hit recorded by American Soul singer Dionne Warwick. " Deja Vu " is a 1979 Ballad song written by Isaac Hayes and Adrienne Anderson and recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1979 John Royce "Johnny" Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American Singer of Popular music. " Heartbreaker " is a 1982 single released by American pop and Soul singer Dionne Warwick. " All the Love in the World " was a 1983 single by Dionne Warwick. Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter " That's What Friends Are For " is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and introduced by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Jeffrey Osborne (born March 9, 1948 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American funk and R&B musician songwriter and former "
• NARAS Grammy Award 1970: "Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female" for the album, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again. " I'll Never Fall In Love Again " is a Popular song by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. "
• NARAS Grammy Award 1979: "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female" for the single, "Déjà Vu. "
• NARAS Grammy Award 1979: "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" for the single, "I'll Never Love This Way Again. "
• NARAS Grammy Award 1986: "Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocal" for the single, "That's What Friends Are For. "
• NARAS Grammy Hall of Fame-Don't Make Me Over
• NARAS Grammy Hall of Fame-Walk on By.
• NARAS Grammy Nominations for: Walk On By-1964; Alfie-1967; I Say A Little Prayer-1967; This Girl's In Love With You-1969; Then Came You-1974; That's What Friends Are For (Record of the Year)-1986; Friends (Album)-1986.
• Woman of the Year-1969 Harvard Hasty Pudding Society
• Cannes Film Festival Nominee-Slaves-1969
• Cash Box Magazine-#1 Female Vocalist-1964
• Cash Box Magazine-#1 R & B Female Vocalist; #2 Pop-1966
• Cash Box Magazine-#2 R & B;# 2 Pop-1967
• Cash Box Magazine-#2 R & B;# 2 Pop-1968
• Cash Box Magazine-#1 Female Vocalist (Albums and Singles)-1969
• Cash Box Magazine-#1 Female Vocalist (Albums and Singles)-1970
• Cash Box Magazine-#1 Female Vocalist (Albums and Singles)-1971
• NARM (National Association of Record Mercandisers) #1 Popular Vocalist-Female 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970.
• Playboy Magazine Music Poll-Top Female Vocalist-1970
• The first People's Choice for Favorite Female Singer (1975)-Televised as a special on CBS as "The People's Choice. " The CBS special became the basis for the "The People's Choice Awards" and was first broadcast on CBS in the fall of 1975 under that title.
• Mayors Award and Key to the City-San Jose, California-1968
• NAACP Image Awards Entertainer of the Year-1986
• American Music Awards-Special Recognition- "That's What Friends Are For"-1987
• Billboard Music Awards-# 1 Single of the Year-"That's What Friends Are For"-1987
• ACE Award Nominee for "Sisters in the Name of Love"-Dionne Warwick (HBO-1987)
• United States Ambassador of Health-Appointed by Ronald Reagan-1987
• ASCAP Lifetime Achievement Award-1998
• National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame-Hitmaker Award-2001
• ASCAP Heroes Award-2002
• United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-appointed 2002
• Women's World Award-Lifetime Achievement Award-2003
• Rhythm & Blues Foundation-Lifetime Achievement Award-2003
• American Society of Young Musicians-Luminary Award-1997
• National Music Foundation-Cultural Impact Award-1998
• NABFEME Shero Award (The National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment)-2006
• The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival-Lifetime Career Achievement Award-2006
• Miami Dade Life Time Achievement Award-2007 and Dionne Warwick Day-May 25
• Kleenex American Hero Award-1987
• Starlight Foundation's Humanitarian of the Year Award
• Bella Rackoff Women in Film Humanitarian Award
• Trumpet Awards-Living Legend Award-2007
• Lincoln Elementary School in East Orange, NJ, honored her by renaming it to the Dionne Warwick Institute of Economics and Entrepreneurship

Filmography

• Slaves (1969)
• The Day the Music Died (1977) (documentary)
• Rent-A-Cop (1988)
• The Making and Meaning of We Are Family (2002) (documentary)

External links

• Dionne's official website
• "Totally Dionne" - YouTube site dedicated to archiving Dionne's video appearances since the 60's
• "The Dionne Warwick Channel" - YouTube site containing slideshows of rare photos and information on over 100 of Dionne's tunes
• "The Recordings of Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick"-YouTube playlist containing 71 Bacharach/Warwick recordings set to rare photos and the backstory of each tune.
• A comprehensive review of all major Dionne albums
• Dionne's AllMusic Guide page
• VH1 Site
• Rolling Stone Site
• Billboard Chart History (since 1983)
• Dionne Warwick at the Internet Movie Database
• The Scepter Records Story
• New York Times obituary (11/4/1995) of Florence Greenberg, founder of Scepter Records
• Artistopia Site
• Fan profile page
• Dionne's skincare line
• Dionne's french blog

Notes

References

• Harvey, Stephen: What’s It All About Dionne? Interview – Dionne Warwick, The Independent on Sunday, February 23, 2003
• Ayres, Sabra: Dionne Warwick's Charges Dropped in Plea Bargain, Associated Press, June 5, 2002. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• Nathan, David (1999). The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, & Janet Jackson. Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 0-8230-8425-6
• Current Biography. H. W. Wilson, Company. Current Biography Yearbook 1969. Subject: Dionne Warwick. 1969. H. W. Wilson Company, Chicago, Ill.
• Current Biography. H. W. Wilson, Company. Current Biography Yearbook 1971. Subject: Burt Bacharach. 1971. H. W. Wilson Company, Chicago, Ill.
• Hitmakers: The Teens Who Stole Popular Music: Dionne Warwick-Don't Make Me Over. Performers-Dionne Warwick main subject, Burt Bacharach, Dee Dee Warwick, Dick Clark, et al. A&E Entertainment Video. 2002.
• Hitmakers: Burt Bacharach. Performers-Burt Bacharach main subject, Dionne Warwick, Angie Dickinson, Steve Lawrence, et al. A&E Entertainment Video. 2002.
• Lifetime Television's Intimate Portrait: Dionne Warwick. Performers: Dionne Warwick, Lee Warrick, David Elliott, Damon Elliott, Cissy Houston, et al. Lifetime Entertainment Video. 2004.
• 'Dionne Warwick Profile". People Magazine. 15 October 1979. Time-Warner, Inc.
• "Dionne Warwick. " Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 1979. Rolling Stone Press.
• "Dionne the Universal Warwick. " Ebony Magazine, May 1968. Johnson Publications.
• "The Sound of the Sixties. " Time Magazine. May 21, 1965. Time, Inc.
• 'Spreading the Faith. " Time Magazine. July 14, 1967. Time, Inc.
• "Dionne Warwick Married. " Time Magazine. September 8, 1967. Time, Inc. .