By Walter Rutledge
Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater celebrates Black History Month with a series of special programs presented throughout the month of February. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater celebrates Black History Month with a series of special programs presented throughout the month of February. Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem entertainment, Harlem film
Tagged Whitney Houston, apollo theatre, Walter Rutledge, Walter's World:, Mark Anthony Neal, Dionne Warwick, B. Slade, Maurice Hines, Apollo Music Café, Roberta Flack, Cissy Houston, Patrice Covington, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Apollo Club Harlem, Sweet Inspirations, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Apollo Live Wire Discussion Series, Apollo Education Program, Apollo Theater Open House Weekend, Family Instrument Making Workshop, Voices of Love: Whitney Houston and Her Family, The Drinkard Singers, Gary Houston, The Drinkard Singers II, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Storyboard P, Dormeshia
Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick; December 12, 1940). In 1958, Dionne Warwick, Myrna Utley, Carol Slade, and Warwick’s sister Delia, who by this time had begun to be known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, formed their own group, which they called “The Gospelaires.” Continue reading
Posted in Harlem, Harlem history, HArlem music
Tagged Apollo Theater, Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, Carol Slade, Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne Warwick, Doris Troy, Elvis Presley, Garnet Mimms, Jerry Butler, Judy Clay, Marie Dionne Warrick, Myrna Utley, Solomon Burke, Sweet Inspirations, The Drifters, the Gospelaires, Wynonna Judd