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Dionne Warwick at The Apollo Theater, 1958 (video)

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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

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Dionne Warwick’s ‘My Life, as I See It: An Autobiography’

Who hasn’t loved a song made famous by Dionne Warwick?

You know that her career has taken her all over the planet and allowed her to meet the biggest, baddest, greatest from all over.

This book is in part a celebration of the 50 years she’s been in show business.

Dionne Warwick made her singing debut in church at the request of her grandfather, the Reverend Elzae Warrick, when she was six years old. No one knew then that she would become an international music legend, but what she knew—as words of wisdom passed down from her grandfather—was that “if you can think it, you can do it.” Continue reading