Dee Dee Warwick Biography

Dee Dee Warwick	Delia Mae Warrick Born: 1945-00-25 Birthplace: Newark Heights, NJ Died: 2008-10-18 Location of Death: Essex County, NJ Race: Black Field: Singer Famous for: Influential but obscure soul singer
Field: Singer

Dee Dee Warwick was an African-American soul singer. Following the example of her elder sister, Dionne Warwick, she changed her surname from Warrick to Warwick in the early 1960s.

She is best-known for her hits during the 1960s, including the #13 R&B hit I'm Gonna Make You Love Me, co-written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and later covered by Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Temptations, and Play. She is also a two time Grammy nominee for "Foolish Fool" and "She Didn't Know".

Recordings of both her Mercury Records years and her Atco years are available on CD and hopefully her RCA, Kama Sutra, Heritage and Private Stock Records will follow. In late 2006 Dee Dee returned to much success singing background for Dionne in concert and also was part of the "Family First" song in the Tyler Perry movie and soundtrack for "Daddy's Little Girls".

In January 2008 Dee Dee is featured in the title song from Dionne's gospel album "Why We Sing" and was continuing background work with her sister.

In February 2008, Dee Dee continued her background vocals for Dionne's one woman show "My Music and Me" in Europe.