Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Marie Dionne Warrickis an American singer, actress and TV-show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGospel Singer
Date of Birth12 December 1940
CityEast Orange, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
play careers peers
During the time that my recording career seemed to be in a slump a music called disco came on the scene and literally took over radio stations as well as having radio stations created to play it which sort of negated my music as well as that of some of my peers.
song blessed years
I have been blessed with some incredible compositions to record and perform and all of my songs have had the ability to grow as I and those who have supported this career of mine for these 50 years have.
combination
I am a combination of my entire family.
people path entertainment
People like Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Marlene Dietrich and Sammy Davis Jr. all walked me down this path of entertainment.
artist rights justice
The Civil Rights for Musicians Act is about economic justice for African American artists. It's about what's right. And it's about time.
religious heart heaven
You'll never get to heaven, if you break my heart.
grandfather earth able
I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.
song artist cds
Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't the case when a musician's work is played on the radio.
country stress past
I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.
heart giving people
It was step by step that I earned my way into the lives and hearts of people by giving them recordings that I grew to love and as I found my listening audience also grew to love.
people obsession problem
The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.
married fashionable supposed-to-be
It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.
prayer littles misinterpretation
Before I put on my make up, I say a little prayer for you.
dust doe
Dust does rise, doesn't it? And so can I.