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'''Marie Dionne Warrick''' was born on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, [[New Jersey]]. Dionne began singing in church during her childhood years. Occasionally she sang as a soloist and fill-in voice for the renowned Drinkard Singers, a group comprised of her mother Lee along with her aunts and uncles.

'''Marie Dionne Warrick''' was born on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, [[New Jersey]]. Dionne began singing in church during her childhood years. Occasionally she sang as a soloist and fill-in voice for the renowned Drinkard Singers, a group comprised of her mother Lee along with her aunts and uncles.

As a back up singer behind many of the biggest starts of the late 50’s and early 60's including Dinah Washington, Brook Benton, Chuck Jackson, and Solomon Burke, Dionne was discovered by Burt Bacharach, who brought her to the attention of Scepter Records. It would be the start of a long string of hits for both Dionne and Bacharach as they together would ride the Hit Parade time and time again for more than a decade, starting in 1962 with “Don’t Make Me Over”, “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, “Walk on By”, “Message to Michael”, “Trains and Boats and Planes”, “Alfie”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, the “Theme from Valley of the Dolls” and the 1968 Grammy Winner “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”.

As a back up singer behind many of the biggest starts of the late 50’s and early 60's including Dinah Washington, Brook Benton, Chuck Jackson, and Solomon Burke, Dionne was discovered by Burt Bacharach, who brought her to the attention of Scepter Records. It would be the start of a long string of hits for both Dionne and Bacharach as they together would ride the Hit Parade time and time again for more than a decade, starting in 1962 with “Don’t Make Me Over”, “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, “Walk on By”, “Message to Michael”, “Trains and Boats and Planes”, “Alfie”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, the “Theme from 'Valley of the Dolls'” and the 1968 Grammy Winner “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”.

“This Girl’s In Love with You” and “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” earned gold records in 1969. Teaming up with another hit making group, The Spinners, in 1974 Dionne reached the top of the charts with “Then Came You”. It was followed by a song produced by

“This Girl’s In Love with You” and “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” earned gold records in 1969. Teaming up with another hit making group, The Spinners, in 1974 Dionne reached the top of the charts with “Then Came You”. It was followed by a song produced by