DIONNE WARWICK
Name: Marie Dionne Warrick
Born: December 12, 1940 East Orange, New Jersey
Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940), is an acclaimed
five-time Grammy Award-winning African American singer, actress, activist,
United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization,
former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known
for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
According to Billboard Magazine, Dionne Warwick is second only to Aretha
Franklin as the female vocalist with the most Billboard Hot 100 chart hits
during the rock era (1955-1999).[citation needed] Warwick charted a total of 56
hits in the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed] Dionne scored crossover hits on
the Rhythm & Blues charts and the Adult Contemporary charts. Joel Whitburn's
tome on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts entitled "Top Pop Singles 1955-1999" ranked
Dionne Warwick as the 20th most popular of the top 200 artists of the rock era
based upon the Billboard Pop Singles Charts.
Name: Marie Dionne Warrick
Born: December 12, 1940 East Orange, New Jersey
Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940), is an acclaimed
five-time Grammy Award-winning African American singer, actress, activist,
United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization,
former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian. She is best known
for her partnership with songwriters and producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
According to Billboard Magazine, Dionne Warwick is second only to Aretha
Franklin as the female vocalist with the most Billboard Hot 100 chart hits
during the rock era (1955-1999).[citation needed] Warwick charted a total of 56
hits in the Billboard Hot 100.[citation needed] Dionne scored crossover hits on
the Rhythm & Blues charts and the Adult Contemporary charts. Joel Whitburn's
tome on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts entitled "Top Pop Singles 1955-1999" ranked
Dionne Warwick as the 20th most popular of the top 200 artists of the rock era
based upon the Billboard Pop Singles Charts.