Dee Dee Warwick
September 25, 1945 – October 18, 2008
One of Dee Dee Warwick’s earliest gigs was in the Gospelaires, a singing trio with sister, Dionne Warwick and aunt Cissy Houston. After a 1959 performance at the legendary Apollo Theater, the Warwick sisters were asked to do some session singing, a practice they continued for several years. Dee Dee recorded her first solo record in 1963 with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller at the helm. She continued to make Top 40 R&B hit records throughout the ’60s and early ’70s, with her version of future-Supremes hit, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” being arguably her best known. Dee Dee suffered from drug addiction through much of her later life, perhaps hampering her career during those years. She passed away at the age of 63.
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