An Evening with Dionne Warwick

Consummate performer Dionne Warwick is still going strong. With an amazing string of hits including Do You Know the Way to San Jose, This Girl's in Love with You, Walk on By, I Say a Little Prayer, Alfie, and I'll Never Love This Way Again, Warwick's unique style of soulful pop transcends musical boundaries. Don't miss five-time Grammy Award-winner Dionne Warwick in a very special evening of memorable music.

Dionne Warwick has, over an illustrious four-decade career, established herself as an international musical legend. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into public consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since "Don't Make Me Over" began its climb up the charts in December 1962. As a performer, she has charmed and entertained audiences on every continent, amassing a worldwide audience. There are a few important "firsts" that make Dionne Warwick a true pioneer.

Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy Award in 1968 (for the classic "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?"), and in so doing became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. This award has only been awarded to one other female African-American legend, Ella Fitzgerald.

Other African-American female recording artists certainly racked up their share of crossover pop and R&B hits during the 1960's. However, Dionne Warwick preceded the mainstream success of some of her musical peers by becoming the first such artist to rack up a dozen consecutive Top 100 hit singles from 1963 to 1966.