Ladies and gentlemen, Dionne Warwick. Do you mind if i sing . If you see me walking down the street Dionne Warwick, one of the great female singers of all time. Walk on by i heard Dionne Warwicks voice, and i never heard a voice like that before. And youre never going hear a voice like that again. Dont make me over dionnes music is generation. They just dont do it like that anymore. When dionne opens her mouth, did i dont know it was dionne . Of course you did. Her voice was like water in the desert. She quenches thirst. She was always so elegant, in her dress, in her demeanor, in her delivery. Always the picture of elegance. Whats it all about dionnes voice has this beautiful melancholy tone that just touches your heart. I could actually feel what she was feeling. I feel dionne was an Ideal Partner for burton howl, a magical combination. The way she brought their songs to life, it was an amazing thing to watch. Crossover to all markets. Dionne was the first African American woman to w
ladies and gentlemen, dionne warwick. do you mind if i sing? if you see me walking down the street dionne warwick, one of the great female singers of all time. walk on by i heard dionne warwick s voice, and i never heard a voice like that before. and you re never going hear a voice like that again. don t make me over dionne s music is generation. they just don t do it like that anymore. when dionne opens her mouth, did i don t know it was dionne? of course you did. her voice was like water in the desert. she quenches thirst. she was always so elegant, in her dress, in her demeanor, in her delivery. always the picture of elegance. what s it all about dionne s voice has this beautiful melancholy tone that just touches your heart. i could actually feel what she was feeling. i feel dionne was an ideal partner for burton howl, a magical combination. the way she brought their songs to life, it was an amazing thing to watch. crossover
and it was really hard to cross over. there was almost a river that separated them. back then, you had two different sets of criteria. you had white radio and you had black radio. had to do a lot with fears that this race music might contaminate people, make them act differently than the side you would want. in the studio, they would record dionne s sister, dee dee, myrna, and sister houston, and then we would bring three white girls that did all the jingles. and the pop stuff in new york put sissy s group on bottom and on the top was the white girls. that was the format. this was how i was represented when i first went to europe, paris. this is dionne warwick. yeah, i ve changed. that s all they ever saw
back then, you had two different sets of criteria. you had white radio and you had black radio. had to do a lot with fears that this race music might contaminate people, make them act differently than the side society would want. in the studio, they would record dionne s sister, dee dee, myrna, and sister houston, and then we would bring three white girls that did all the jingles. and the pop stuff in new york put sissy s group on bottom and on the top was the white girls. that was the format. this was how i was represented when i first went to europe, paris. if there was white, blond. this is dionne warwick. yeah, i ve changed. that s all they ever saw representing me. anyway, i walked out on that