Dionne Warwick

Warwick is cousins with Whitney Houston who has also had a successful singing career. (Nathan, 1999). In 2001 they recorded an instrumental soundtrack for eight short undersea documentaries of Jean Painleve, entitled The Sounds Of The Sounds Of Science. Warwick's sister Dee Dee Warwick also had a successful singing career, scoring a Top 20 R&B hit in the form of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" in 1967. They released And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out in 2000 (2000) and Summer Sun in 2003 (2003). Drug charges were dropped when she agreed to complete a drug treatment program, donate $250 to charity, and make an anti-drug public service announcement directed at youth[1] (http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13055.shtml). Painful (1993), Electr-o-Pura (1995) and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) marked a steady progression towards folk-British Invasion oriented songs. Miami-Dade Police officers reported finding 11 marijuana cigarettes inside a lipstick container. May I Sing with Me (1992) included new bassist James McNew (of Christmas and Dump).

In 2002, Warwick was arrested at Miami International Airport for possession of marijuana. 1990 saw the release of Fakebook, an album of mostly folk tunes, including covers from Gene Clark, Rex Garvin & the Mighty Cravers, the Escorts, the Flamin' Groovies, the Scene Is Now, the Kinks (1990), and notably, Yo la Tengo themselves. During this period, she was perhaps best known for hosting infomercials for the Psychic Friends Network, a 900 number psychic service. President Yo La Tengo (1989) continued this trend, with raving reviews yet poor sales. Her career took a major downturn in the 1990s, with only a few moderate selling albums released and no major singles. 1987's New Wave Hot Dogs did much to establish the band's reputation among rock critics, though it sold poorly (1987). In 1986, Warwick led the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR) benefit single "That's What Friends Are For" with Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder; it was a number one hit, and garnered Warwick's fifth Grammy. Schramm and Lewis left the band, and Stephen Wichnewski joined, with Kaplan taking on the role of lead guitar.

Warwick's next hit was her 1982 full-length collaboration with the Bee Gees, Heartbreaker. In 1986, their first LP, Ride the Tiger, was released. The accompanying album, Dionne, was her first to go platinum. They went through several other bandmembers before stabilizing with Dave Schramm and Mike Lewis for their debut recording, "The River of Water". A five-year hiatus ensued, ending with "I'll Never Love This Way Again", produced by Barry Manilow. Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley, a husband/wife duo, formed the band in 1984. Her career slowed greatly in the 1970s, with no big hits until 1974's "Then Came You" with the Spinners. who understood no Spanish.

More hits and a few Grammies followed in the last two years of the 1960s. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was run over by 200-pound left fielder Frank Thomas Sr. A 1967 LP called Here Where There Is Love became a big hit, as did her single "I Say A Little Prayer." Her next big hit was unusual in that was not written by Bacharach and David; "(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls" was a smash success, as was the follow-up, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?". Ashburn happily saw Chacon backing off. Warwick weathered the British Invasion better than most American artists, and she released only a few minor hits in the late 1960s, most notably 1966's "Message to Michael". Finally, Ashburn learnt to yell, "Yo la tengo! Yo la tengo!" which is "I've got it" in Spanish. The song was a moderate hit, but the follow-ups were unsuccessful until 1964's "Anyone Who Had a Heart". This was followed by "Walk on By", a major hit in Britain. Every time Ashburn went for a ball, he would scream, "I got it! I got it!" only to collide with the 160-pound Chacon, who only spoke Spanish.

Her first solo single was 1962's "Don't Make Me Over"; her name was misspelled on the credits, and she soon began using the new spelling ("Warwick"). The center fielder of the New York Mets in 1962, Richie Ashburn, was crashing again and again with Venezuelan, Elio Chacon. She began singing gospel with her family. Their name comes from a baseball anecdote. Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940 as Dionne Warrick) is an American singer, best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters. Yo La Tengo is an American rock band that never achieved popular success but has become a critics' favorite. ISBN 0823084256.

Watson-Guptill Publications. The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a dozen divine divas from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross, to Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson. Nathan, David (1999). Ayres, Sabra: Dionne Warwick's Charges Dropped in Plea Bargain (http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13055.shtml), Associated Press, June 5, 2002.