The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dionne Warwick

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Dionne Warwick

11/15/2001

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2001.087

Singer Dionne Warwick (1940 - ) was the first African American woman soloist to win a Grammy Award. Warwick was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/15/2001, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 1; Total Run Time: 01h 00m 00s

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Warwick, Dionne

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Dionne Warwick was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on December 12, 1940. The oldest of three siblings, Warwick was raised in a deeply religious and musical family. Her father Mantrel, promoted gospel records while her mother, Lee, managed the Drinkard Singers, a gospel group comprised of Warwick's aunts and uncles.At the age of fourteen, Warwick, along with her sister and cousin, formed The Gospelaires. The gospel trio sang in local churches, college campuses and African American theaters. They...