Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick

  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 14:  Dionne Warwick attends the 56th annual New York Emmy Awards at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on April 14, 2013 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27:  Dionne Warwick attends Magnolia Pictures And Participant Media With The Cinema Society Present A Screening Of 'A Place At The Table' at MOMA - Celeste Bartos Theater on February 27, 2013 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 31:  (L-R) The Reverend Jesse Jackson, singer Dionne Warwick and record producer and founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy attend The 16th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit - Day 1 at The Roosevelt Hotel on January 31, 2013 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03:  Dionne Warwick attends the 2012 MOBO awards at Echo Arena on November 3, 2012 in Liverpool, England.
  • Dionne Warwick - LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03:  Singer Dionne Warwick attends the 2012 MOBO awards at Echo Arena on November 3, 2012 in Liverpool, England.
  • Dionne Warwick - LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03:  Dionne Warwick accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage at the 2012 MOBO awards at Echo Arena on November 3, 2012 in Liverpool, England.
  • Dionne Warwick - LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22:  Dionne Warwick attends the Q Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on October 22, 2012 in London, England.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13:   Alicia Keys (L) and Dionne Warwick smile at BET's Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater on October 13, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13:  Singer Dionne Warwick attends BET's Black Girls Rock 2012 CHEVY Red Carpet at Paradise Theater on October 13, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12:  Singer-songwriter NoNe and TV personality Dionne Warwick speak during the CHEVY Shot Caller's Dinner at Espace NYC on October 12, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12:  (L-R) Singer, actress and TV personality Dionne Warwick poses for a photo with BET CEO Debra Lee during cocktails at the CHEVY Shot Caller's Dinner at Espace NYC on October 12, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12:  (L-R) BET CEO Debra Lee is seen with singer, actress and TV personality Dionne Warwick and Black Girls Rock! Founder Beverly Bond during the CHEVY Shot Caller's Dinner at Espace NYC on October 12, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 12:  Singer, actress and TV personality Dionne Warwick attends the red carpet during the CHEVY Shot Caller's Dinner on October 12, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09:  (L-R) C. Virginia Fields and Dionne Warwick pose together during The Presentation Of 2012 NBLCA Choose Life Award To Dionne Warwick on July 9, 2012 in New York City.
  • Dionne Warwick - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 29: Dionne Warwick attends Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2012 at Berkeley Square Gardens on May 29, 2012 in London, England.
  • Dionne Warwick - WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 08: Dionne Warwick and Stevie Wonder perform during the 2012 Library of CongressGershwin Prize for Popular Song at The Library of Congress on May 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.
  • Dionne Warwick - Singer Dionne Warwick arrives for the opening gala of the historic Howard Theater in Washington, DC on April 12, 2012. First opened in 1910 in the 'Black Broadway' neighborhood of the capital,  it has remained closed for the past 32 years until reopening  on April 09, 2012. In its heyday, the Howard Theater featured vaudeville, live theater, musicals and local talents shows, bringing the newest and biggest names of the era in black entertainment. Some of the most celebrated entertainers who performed there include Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Miles Davis.
  • Dionne Warwick - BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04:  (L-R) Iris Berben, Mario Adorf, Hannelore Elsner, Denzel Washington, Dionne Warwick, Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Dietmar Baer, Hape Kerkeling, Helene Fischer, Liv Lisa Fries, Carol Emerald, Katrin Mueller Hohenstein pose for the final picture during the 47th Golden Camera Awards at the Axel Springer Haus on February 4, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  • Dionne Warwick - BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04:  Dionne Warwick and Scarlett Johansson, pose for a final picture at  the 47th Golden Camera at the Axel Springer Haus on February 4, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
  • Dionne Warwick - BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 04:  Dionne Warwick receives the Lifetime Achievment Music awawrd during the 47th Golden Camera Awards at the Axel Springer Haus on February 4, 2012 in Berlin, Germany.
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. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are clear influences, but she is not a jazz singer. R&B is also part of her background, but she is not really a soul singer, either, at least not in the sense that Aretha Franklin is. Sophisticated is a word often ...more


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