Dionne Warwick Biography

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Dionne Warwick
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Although Dionne Warwick is probably best known for her work with Burt Bacharach and Hal David in the ‘60s and ‘70s, she has done many other things in music. Born Marie Dionne Warrick in 1940 in New Jersey, she became Dionne Warwick because of a mis-spelling of her name on her first recording contract. She also added an "e" later in 1971 when advised by an astrologer to do so, but she soon removed it. Like many female singers, Warwick got her start and early encouragement singing in church. She also played keyboards and occasionally sang as a teenager with the family-run gospel group, the Drinkard Singers, which toured the US and even appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in the ‘50s while recording for RCA Victor. Later, she formed a trio, the Gospelaires, with her sister, Dee Dee and aunt, Cissy Houston and soon was doing backup vocals, specifically with the Drifters and Garnet Mimms. About this time, she came in contact with Burt Bacharach, who had seen her in a studio and remembered her but did not call her for work until 1962, when they produced on the Scepter label, their first collaboration, "Don’t Make Me Over", which debuted her on the pop charts in 1963 at No. 21, her first of an eventual 26 charted singles between 1963-82. The combination was about as made in heaven as a pop-soul collaboration could be. The hits were churned out regularly, recognizable songs like "Walk On By", "You’ll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart" and "Reach Out For Me", among others. But the soul patina diminished somewhat as Bacharach and David wrote songs more in the pop mold and Warwick stuck with them. Songs like "I Say A Little Prayer" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" as well as the No. 2 hit "Theme From Valley Of The Dolls". She moved to Warner Brother Records and then to Arista where, in 1979, she was back making hits, working with Barry Manilow, the Bee Gees and Luther Vandross, then with Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, plus singing in other duets in the ‘80s. In 1975, she broke with Bacharach and David and sued them for an alleged $6 million for reneging on an album project. They patched their differences and in 1993 produced "Sunny Weather Love", in the album FRIENDS CAN BE LOVERS. She's been a presence on television hosting shows and still is active as a new century takes off.

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