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  Dionne Warwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers.
Warwick enjoyed one of her largest audiences ever when she appeared on the May 24, 2006 fifth-season finale of American Idol.
Warwick's mother, Lee Drinkard, along with many of Warwick's uncles and aunts, were members of The Drinkard Singers, a noted gospel group of the 1940s through the 1990s.
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 Dionne Warwick - Biography - AOL Music
It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn't rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer.
Warwick is inescapably associated with those songs, even though she managed to build a career after leaving Bacharach and David that drew upon their style for other memorable recordings, such that she remains a unique figure in popular music.
Warwick bounced back with "Then Came You," a song she recorded with the Spinners, which topped the pop and R&B charts and reached the Top Five of the easy listening charts in October 1974, going gold in the process.
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 Dionne Warwick - Dionne's Biography
Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy Award in 1968 (for the classic "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?"), and in so doing became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance.
Dionne Warwick's performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, during a 1963 concert starring the legendary Marlene Dietrich, rocketed her to international stardom.
Dionne says, "This is one of the most exciting recording projects for me and I am looking forward to getting it out as soon as possible for everyone to enjoy." This new album can trace its roots to the very earliest years of her amazing musical career.
www.dionnewarwick.info /biog.html   (1696 words)

  
 FAO Ambassabors Programme
In October 2002 singer Dionne Warwick, from the United States, was appointed FAO Ambassador.
Warwick has dedicated generous amounts of time and energy to FAO's campaign against hunger and has given several interviews to the international media, speaking extensiely about her role as an FAO Ambassador and advocate.
In November and December 2002, Dionne Warwick gave visibility to FAO during concerts organized at the Teatro Sistina and Teatro Argentina in Rome.
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 Station Avenue Productions with Dionne Warwick
In recent years, Dionne's pioneering efforts have focused on leading the music industry in the fight against AIDS; her Grammy-winning chartopping single "That's What Friends Are For" was the tip of the iceberg, raising literally millions of dollars for AIDS research.
During her teens, Dionne and sister Dee Dee startedtheir own gospel group, The Gospelaires and it was while visiting The Drinkard Singers at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem that Dionne got her first opportunity to sing on a background session for saxophonist Sam "The Man" Taylor.
In early 1998, Dionne was given the Chairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievement NARM (The National Association of Record Merchandisers) and as she looks forward to another decade of great music, Dionne Warwick says she still has some personal goals.
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 Amazon.com: The Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits: Music: Dionne Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dionne Warwick's vocals were never more strong, more vulnerable than when she sang the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David--and, oh, yeah, "Who Can I Turn To" and the theme from "Valley of the Dolls," the two non-Bacharach/David songs included among the 24 singles collected here.
Dionne Warwick may not have the gusty soul of Aretha or the flashy divatude of Diana Ross, but she, alomg with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, recorded some flawlessly-crafted pop tunes of the 1960s.
Dionne Warwick had one great decade as a singer, the sixties, in which she was the major vehicle for the songs of the Burt Bacharach- Hal David team.
www.amazon.com /Dionne-Warwick-Collection-All-Time-Greatest/dp/B0000032WJ   (1184 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dionne was a star from the moment she recorded her first Bacharach-David song, "Don't Make Me Over," in '62, though that song was more soulful than what she did later with the team.
Dionne said it was her second-favorite tribute, the first being the renaming of her old school from Lincoln Elementary to the Dionne Warwick Institute And here's another of her talents, though one not as celebrated
Dionne was in the news yet again in May 2002 when she was busted in a Miami airport for allegedly carrying eleven joints in a lipstick case...
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 Dionne Warwick
Dionne was signed to Scepter Records in 1962, as a solo vocalist with her debut chart-busting single, ‘Don't Make Me Over’;, written and produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Dionne will continue with the interior design business, her work with the "favalas" and the other under- privileged areas in Rio where she resides and plans to record her next album, before she embarks on her next world tour.
In addition to her professional pursuits, Dionne dedicates her time and resources to many charitable causes and continues to have an unwavering commitment to excellence, which happens to be her favorite slogan and is also the slogan of her favorite football team, the Oakland Raiders.
www.worldentertainment.net /ArtistBio/DionnwW/DionneW.htm   (1402 words)

  
 DIONNE WARWICK
Dionne Warwick has covered some territory since asking the way to San Jose, a question and song that earned her the first of many Grammy awards.
Warwick, who sings many of the songs on her album in Brazil's native Portuguese, says learning the language was an incredible challenge, but a beautiful experience.
Warwick says she's learned a great deal since discovering the beautiful country and culture of Brazil, and her hope for the album is to share with the world a little of that experience.
www.rain.org /~eroman7/DIONNE1.html   (1183 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick - Dionne Sings Dionne
Dionne's success as a recording artist is enhanced by her work as a tireless advocate of important social issues.
Warwick's artistic accomplishments and social activism, DIONNE SINGS DIONNE is the perfect vehicle to introduce her to new audiences as a pop icon.
Dionne Warwick, pop diva and five-time Grammy Award winner is joined by some of the biggest names in hip hop in bringing this message to the world.
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 Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick has ruined her image while making millions with the now-bankrupt Psychic Friends Network, and it's easy to forget that in the 1960s she was a legitimately huge talent.
Warwick was discovered by the music/lyrics team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, who used her initially on demos, and finally started cutting her on her own.
Warwick is rather too laid-back, but the material is so shapeless she didn't have much of a chance to start with.
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 Amazon.ca: Friends Can Be Lovers: Music: Dionne Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Well, Whitney and Dionne did get their act together and in fact did one mighty heart soaring rendition on "Love will find a way"; but sadly enough, not much of a promotion by the way of a Single release was attempted by Arista to capitalise on this really rare duet by 2 big mega stars.
It is sad, not for Dionne, as she makes music as an artiste regardless of its hit potential, but for the listening public to be deprived of some of the coolest and most yuppie styled arrangements in music choices this album has to offer.
Dionne Warwick, always appears to know how to hit the mark when it comes to recording, good music.
www.amazon.ca /Friends-Can-Lovers-Dionne-Warwick/dp/B000002VLP   (971 words)

  
 The Dionne Warwick Picture Pages
It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn't rather than what she is.
That summer, Warwick topped the RandB LP charts with her gold-selling Here Where There Is Love album and by the fall, Scepter had amassed enough chart singles to issue Dionne Warwick's Golden Hits, Pt.
Warwick bounced back with "Then Came You," a song she recorded with the Spinners, which topped the pop and RandB charts and reached the Top Five of the easy listening charts in October 1974, going gold in the process.
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 Psychic Friends Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Founded in 1990 by Linda Georgian, it is probably best known for its talk show-like, late night infomercials hosted by singer Dionne Warwick.
By 1998 however, profits had plummeted significantly, and the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, effectively closing the door on the Psychic Friends Network.
Spokesperson Dionne Warwick was often referred to as "Nostrildamus" (a portmanteau of nostril and Nostradamus) by numerous comedians and late night talk hosts, due to her large nostrils and affiliation with this venture.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Psychic_Friends_Network   (196 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick News
Warwick, 65, was in the audience as the Black Ensemble Theater performed "Don't Make Me Over." The show features four actresses singing Warwick hits including "Walk On By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose,"...
Legendary singer Dionne Warwick will be honored as the recipient of the 2006 Lifetime Career Achievement Award at the 12th annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival.
Singer Dionne Warwick will be the keynote speaker tomorrow at the the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Human Rights Commission's 19th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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 VH1.com : Dionne Warwick : Dionne Warwick - Urge Music Downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dionne Warwick was born December 12, 1941, in East Orange, N.J. Her family was filled with gospel singers, and Warwick was trained early on to sing in the style.
Warwick attended the Hartt School, a performing arts school at the University of Hartford, in Hartford, Conn. After singing backup on several sessions, she was signed in 1962 by Scepter Records, to work with songwriters/producers Bacharach and David.
In September, Warwick's Rio de Janeiro home was burgled while she was on tour in Asia.
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 Dionne Warwick for Actor Boy Awards - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Five-time Grammy award-winning legend, singer Dionne Warwick, will be special guest at the 11th Annual Actor Boy Awards Gala, to be held at The Little Theatre on Tuesday, March 26.
In addition to presenting one of the evening's top awards, Warwick will herself be recipient of the first ever Living Legend Award presented by the Jamaica Federation of Musicians (JFM), in recognition of her contribution to the music industry and her numerous humanitarian efforts in her 40-year career.
The Actor Boy Awards tribute is one of several events on Warwick's calendar as she celebrates her 40th year in the music industry as one of its brightest stars.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20020314T210000-0500_22713_OBS_DIONNE_WARWICK_FOR_ACTOR_BOY_AWARDS.asp   (379 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick
Soulful vocalist Dionne Warwick was born Marie Dionne Warrick (with no "w") in East Orange, New Jersey on December 12, 1940 and grew up in a family that loved gospel music.
Bacharach's compositions were the perfect setting for Warwick's light, yet powerful voice and this first taste of success set the wheels in motion for a long string of collaborations during the 1960's.
In the 90s, Dionne recorded two albums for Arista, 1993's "Friends Can Be Lovers", which features cameos by Sting and her cousin Whitney Houston, and 1995's Latin-themed "Aquarela Do Brazil".
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 CNN.com - Dionne Warwick arrested for pot possession - May 13, 2002
She was charged with possessing marijuana totaling less than five grams, said the spokesman.
Warwick was released after signing an affidavit promising to appear in court.
In 1985, she had a brief comeback with another Bacharach song, "That's What Friends Are For," sung with Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight.
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 Amazon.ca: Dionne Warwick Greatest Hits (1979-1990): Music: Dionne Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Her voice had matured and deepened from when she was in her twenties, and her technical skills (phrasing, interpreting, stretching those notes!) improved as well.
Warwick's vocal stylings have always been poor and the song selections here are even poorer.
Warwick's voice is only outweighed by her less than appropiate ability to carry a tune.
www.amazon.ca /Dionne-Warwick-Greatest-Hits-1979-1990/dp/B000002VFI   (758 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick
Warwick was a pop and RandB music star of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly known for singing the songs of the composer-lyricist team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Warwick is the cousin of pop star Whitney Houston...
Dionne Warwick - Singer, born 12 December 1941, Singer of "Walk On By"
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 Amazon.com: Dionne: Music: Dionne Warwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
DIONNE is a nostalgic album for me in the sense it was released in 1979 just after having seen Barry Manilow for the 6th time in concert (I have seen him 16 times more since - see my Barry Reviews too!).
Dionne Warwick has one of those memorable industry voices and she has quite a library of hits herself.
This 1979 album known simply as Dionne is a must for anyone's collection and is the first of many Dionne Warwick albums with the Arista label.
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 DIONNE WARWICK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
One of the most popular and recognizable personalities and voices in music since the early Sixties, Dionne Warwick continues to enjoy a phenomenally successful and diverse career on record, in concert, on television, and now as the host of a nationally-syndicated radio show.
Warwick began her career doing background sessions in New York Pop and R&B studios.
Today, Dionne Warwick, whether singing about love on stage, TV or record, or talking about love and relationships on radio, continues to help provide the soundtrack to romance.
www.rain.org /~eroman7/DIONNE.html   (309 words)

  
 Dionne Warwick returns to please - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Dionne Warwick, who returns to Jamaica after a long absence for the upcoming Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, is firmly placed in that select group: Over 50 hit singles, five Grammy wins, many more albums and countless concert appearances.
Firstly, that it took as long as it did for a recording like that to be made is an index of the urgency that had been and still is lacking today in respect of tackling this disease.
It began in 1962, while Warwick was in a recording session with the Gospelaires, a group she and her sister Dee-Dee had formed previously.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20050122T190000-0500_73699_OBS_DIONNE_WARWICK_RETURNS_TO_PLEASE_.asp   (753 words)

  
 YouTube - Aretha Franklin & Dionne Warwick
:) In fact, Dionne probably invited her to be on the show, as she often extended the invitation to many of her musical peers.
Apparently you are right ClayCarlos, if you read Aretha book she says that Dionne is a great friend and one of the few women/stars in showbiz who didn't allow ego or insecurities to short-circuit friendships.
I have friends that say Dionne cannot hold a tune if she carries it in her hands.
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