Members rasputin1963 Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 Heaven's choir getting better, indeed: now they will have one of the great, if unsung, punchy soul singers of the 60's: Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne's younger sister, died today at age 63. If you are a fan of 1960's Soul, Pop and R&B, you will know some of her records... If not, I hope you'll get to know them. She can be audibly heard on most of the great Dionne/Bacharach hits of the 60's, singing in the background. While Dionne had a high, lilting voice and jazz-influenced sound, Dee Dee was a contralto soul belter, in the tradition of Aretha Franklin. Dee Dee's solo records mostly came from the year 1968. While the songs themselves are wonderful powerhouses of soul, the production values of her solo records are really lousy... They sound like they were recorded in a high school gymnasium with just an L&R mic aimed at the band. A shame, as sister Dionne's records were recorded with the best recording values money could buy at the time. Still they are great records. Dee Dee, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 That just got me thinking that we could use the blog just for posting RIP notices. I'll head over to Youtube and scope some Dee Dee in respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 [YOUTUBE]UuVBNNxSrLs[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the stranger Posted October 20, 2008 Members Share Posted October 20, 2008 Here's another good one: k_yly3MQS8k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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