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Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, New Jersey, to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter, and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. [4] She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee ...
A 1978 documentary Dionne Quintuplets, narrated by Pierre Berton, included news footage and interviews. [47] The 1994 TV miniseries Million Dollar Babies [48] was based on the novel Time of Their Lives—The Dionne Tragedy. The publicity around the birth and display of the quintuplets inspired the 1999 episode of The Simpsons, "Eight Misbehavin ...
Dinah Washington ( / ˈdaɪnə /; born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s. [ 1] Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, [ 1] and ...
November 19, 1997 (age 26) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Known for. First known set of surviving septuplets. Parents. Kenny McCaughey (father) Bobbi McCaughey (mother) The McCaughey septuplets ( / mæˈkɔɪiː /; born November 19, 1997) are septuplets born to Bobbi and Kenny McCaughey in Des Moines, Iowa. They are the world's first known set of ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Washington celebrated singer Dionne Warwick, comedian Billy Crystal, Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah, and opera star Renée Fleming on Sunday at ...
Friends Can Be Lovers. Friends Can Be Lovers is the twenty-ninth studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. Her tenth album for Arista Records, it was released on January 20, 1993, in the United States. Warwick garthered material from songwriters and producers such as Barry J. Eastmond, Harvey Mason, Siedah Garrett, Dianne Warren, and Blue ...
Music legend and Twitter-X queen Dionne Warwick isn't impressed by much (ahem, Elon Musk), but a recent tribute performance from Cynthia Erivo brought tears to the five-time Grammy winner's eyes ...
Professional ratings. Dionne is a studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick. It was released by Arista Records in May 1979 in the United States. Recorded during the winter of 1978–79, the album marked Warwick's debut with the label. Production on Dionne was helmed by Barry Manilow, who was paired with Warwick by Arista founder Clive Davis.