Dionne is one of the most technical singers. She was trained extensively by her mother, aunts, and uncles who were all amazing gospel singers. You should listen to her mother and aunts singing, playing organ, directing the choirs, at their home church in new jersey. Her family was to new jersey what the clarks and winans are to detroit. Theres a video of Dionne singing Operatic soprano in the early 60s with a gospel choir. And she was giving Cissy houston a run for her money.
Thats incorrect.. very incorrect.. Cissy Houston Taught Whitney she was her only Teacher in physical. She learnt from everyone else via watching, listening etc.
They both did, but Whitney really studied Ms. Dionne style. She would go on tour with Ms. Dionne as a kid, not to perform, but Whitney was certainly picking everything up behind the stage. Can't blame her. I would have done the same 😂😂. Ms. Dionne is the master!!!
...and Ms Warwick often sang her most powerful and sustained notes while sitting down with her legs crossed no less. No gimmicks, no fuss, no elaborate dance moves ... ONLY showcasing her amazing instrument. 🎉🎉 will always be my favourite.
Dude, she has always been a total bad ass!! I grew up listening to her, as my sister loved her, and I'm 57!! Always loved her and always one of my favorites of all time!!
A few also realized that she HIGHLY influenced some of the biggest icons of the industry, Luther Vandross, her cousin Whitney Houston, Olivia Newton John, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Wonder, Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire, Stylistics Russell Thompkins Jr., Bee Gees, Angela Bofill, Melissa Manchester, Lisa Fischer, Barry Manilow and more!! You betta not play with this icon!
The song that reminded you of "How Will I Know": that's Aretha's "Who's Zoomin' Who", one of her 80's hits! Never heard this Dionne rendition, she kills it!
'There's Always Something There To Remind Me' has one of my favorite Dionne moments! She's just nicely singing along and out of the blue comes a totally crazy vocal during the modulation. She had to sing some the hardest repetoire with all those Bacharach compositions, not just in terms of range but because of it's intricate melodies & unsual time signatures (Walk On By & DYKTW to San Jose are among the easier ones; I Say A Little Prayer & A House Is Not A Home are others by him, originally recorded by Dionne if I'm not mistaken). The woman is trained, precise and understands music very fundamentally. Thanks for doing such a long compilation of this Legend.
I was sleep on her too. I grew up to tenor Dionne That's what friends are for, Dionne. I had no idea she was a beast in these streets vocally. The part you speak of was AMAZING!
YOUR reaction is MY reaction to discovering her 'earlier' career. She apparently smoked A LOT of cigarettes which damaged her lung capacity & range (same as Whitney). But you were SPOT on - Whitney in a clip I watched on YT said she would 'study' Dionne, Gladys & Streisand. So, you're right! Whitney is literally the BEST of ALL the greats! There's a clip of Gladys singing "So Sad The Song" and you will literally see how much Whitney picked up from GLADYS as well...
@@sxm76 Yup! It's the clip of "So Sad the Song" with the 214K views (not the Top of the Pops version - that show made everyone lip sync apparently) -- but note the tender moments in the song, to the vibrato on the sustained belts and taking her time with the arrangement...ALL things that made Whitney performances, Gladys gives a masterclass on.
Dionne was our Whitney, SHE SANG AND SANG IT ALL WHEN OTHER S COULD NOT!!!! She and Aretha were my Favorite Singer when I was 13 years old, SIMPLY FANTASTIC!!!!!
There's a 1962 clip of her singing in a choir and she starts trilling High Cs like crazy. Also her Park West 1979 is beyond stellar, from beginning to end.
OMG!!! How did I miss this?! I’ve been trying to reach out to you for the longest to do more Dionne Warwick reactions. She’s absolutely the G.O.A.T! Also, Dionne was able to sing for a good period of time before her smoking damage set in because she’s a technical trained singer. That’s why she was able to go much further than other singers that smoke.
Whitney learned at this woman's foot ...I hear Dionne in Whitney ... Dionne Is crazy technically gifted and has control of her instrument fiercely underated
Believe it or not, you mentioned "Do you know the way to San Jose and Walk on By, but those songs are not easy as you think they are. Ms. Dionne just makes them sound easy bc she is that very skilled and talented. Btw, when she does them live, she always adds a bunch of extra here and there to them, not just because, but because she automatically knows exactly when and how.
During that time Dionne was THE voice of that era. It’s a shame that she didn’t get the recognition generations later like Aretha and Patti but she also had the biggest vocal decline of the three
It is a shame. Nd while that’s true she had the biggest decline, Aretha’s decline started the earliest. As Aretha’s prime was coming to an end, Dionne was just entering hers, Nd lasted well into her 40s. Not to mention Dionne’s over a yr older.
@@geminikid1617 However, Aretha regained her voice to a great degree. During the late 80s, Aretha's high notes were GONE! Many, including myself, thought her career was over! Somehow, during the late 90s, as can be heard in her songs "In The Morning" and in her Grammy performance of "Nessun Dorma," Aretha's range and power was ASTOUNDING and OUTSTANDING! I think the fact, that Aretha stopped smoking in 1993, was what restored her voice. I'm sorry that Dionne never quit smoking and I never understood why she was steadfast about not quitting and how she proudly would say, that she loves smoking, although, it was negatively impacting on her voice and health??!! Nonetheless, I love her singing and the fact, that she's living her life as she pleases.
Whitney resemble her so much! The head and hand gestures, the big smile, high cheek bones, the grace, as well as singing style, especially mid belt. I know it's an unpopular opinion but I want be surprised if she is her biological mother🤪
Thank you so much for that. I have her 1976 cd where she sings a lot of these songs in the original key. She was my first favorite female singer, although that has now changed.
I love when you react to Ms. Dionne!!! You be funny and serious at the same time. You act just like me, lol. You truly learning alot about Ms. Dionne and I love it!! I kept telling you, she is a beast ❤❤. You greedy for a voice, lol. Please continue to do more of Ms. Dionne 🙂.
Thx so much @JustTheVoice - it is so great to be able to share the wonderment that is Ms. Dionne Warwick - good heavens we're blessed to have her as part of us - and i know she's so happy to reach out to your younger generation! Inspiring, Incomparable, Irreplaceable, Incandescent - just aren't enough superlatives to express Dionne's magic - consistently, for nearly 60 years and still going, thank goodness!
@@MPardo-cx6jj but through out the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s. Listen to her vocals how she would hit the notes low instead of going high. She was out of this world
@@averyjenkins2786 Absolutely! I do agree with you about both, Aretha and Dionne. It was amazing and unbelievable how they were, and are, respectively, heavy smokers and maintained clear, flexible, powerful and beautiful voices!
This is a link to young dionne she was definitely trained as a soprano her mom arthur “lee” Warwick had qualities of an operatic soprano and so Dionne definitely took on to that as she established herself as an artist her sound settled into her own but its worth listening to. ruclips.net/video/52gpdxxduXU/видео.html
Enough with the comparisons with Whitney. Let it be said, Dionne did things vocally and technically that Whitney could not touch and she did it singing the most difficult pop songs to sing, those of Bacharach & David.
Sorry but Diana was totally out of her league phrasing, execution,ability and is the reason that the Wiz was a commercial flop...you can't replace a "Sanger"(STEPHANIE) with an entertainer....
You should really react to "POV: You hit puberty twice" from the channel George Collier. The sickest Bass you'll ever hear, along with an astonishing Tenor.
She was a fucking beast. I thought of her as this kind of loungy Norah Jones but hell she's a fucking vocal powerhouse right up there with Gladys, Aretha and Patty!
I accept and respect your opinion, but Gladys is not in the same category of Aretha, Dionne and Patti, in my opinion. Gladys is in their league when it comes to HEARTFELT, GUTSY-SOUL, but that is where it ends. I LOVE Gladys, but Gladys doesn't have the same range, power and acrobatic vocal skills as the other three!
Google Park West Dionne Warwick or RUclips, it’s a great concert with a medley of her hits from the 60s to 79, and she also sings Deja Vu and I’ll Never Love This Way Again. She sits during the entire medley and it’s incredible.
@@anthonypatterson6619That's from her Count Bassi Tribute concert. Although there's an available one, the clearer video of that performance was taken down by RUclips.
I believe in this the highest note was A5. She can go higher than that too. Please react to either or both of these of Ms. Dionne. Same song different performances and years ruclips.net/video/JM0HucvM6kY/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/xk4fE6xIWPw/видео.html
Get Together. That was when she performed for Queen of England and made a history as the first black female artist to sing for her. Unfortunately, the entite performance was taken down by RUclips. She tore that whole performance up!
First Black Pop Star bro The GOAT
Ms. Dionne was nothing to be played with!!! She’s an icon and one of the greats. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I’ve been a massive Dionne Warwick fan for many years, I’m so happy that others are checking her out. She was a PROBLEM back in her prime
Dionne Warwick was classically trained (piano and voice theory) and educated. She earned a Masters in Music Ed.
Never knew that! Wow
@@sxm76 If her career never took off before and mid her career, she would have been a music teacher.
@@sxm76 As what Mr. Johnny Mathis said, she is not a singer but a musician. She hears note and read scores.
@@oldsoul_anth243 I have earned a bigger respect for Dionne
She also earned her Doctorates in Music in 1986
Dionne is one of the most technical singers. She was trained extensively by her mother, aunts, and uncles who were all amazing gospel singers. You should listen to her mother and aunts singing, playing organ, directing the choirs, at their home church in new jersey. Her family was to new jersey what the clarks and winans are to detroit. Theres a video of Dionne singing Operatic soprano in the early 60s with a gospel choir. And she was giving Cissy houston a run for her money.
where can I find this video?
People forget/don’t know that Dionne was one of the women who Whitney how to sing and Whitney embellished what she learned.
Thats incorrect.. very incorrect.. Cissy Houston Taught Whitney she was her only Teacher in physical. She learnt from everyone else via watching, listening etc.
@@ogkush1916 they both did , I definitely remember an interview spilling that detail.
They both did, but Whitney really studied Ms. Dionne style. She would go on tour with Ms. Dionne as a kid, not to perform, but Whitney was certainly picking everything up behind the stage. Can't blame her. I would have done the same 😂😂. Ms. Dionne is the master!!!
Very True Whitney learned alot from Ms. Dionne.❤
...and Ms Warwick often sang her most powerful and sustained notes while sitting down with her legs crossed no less. No gimmicks, no fuss, no elaborate dance moves ... ONLY showcasing her amazing instrument. 🎉🎉 will always be my favourite.
Dude, she has always been a total bad ass!! I grew up listening to her, as my sister loved her, and I'm 57!! Always loved her and always one of my favorites of all time!!
Wow! She's definitely far better that I thought she was! I'm surprised by her range and power.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I really enjoyed this reaction. Dionne was Whitney's 1st cousin. You can tell Whitney learned from her.
A few also realized that she HIGHLY influenced some of the biggest icons of the industry, Luther Vandross, her cousin Whitney Houston, Olivia Newton John, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Wonder, Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire, Stylistics Russell Thompkins Jr., Bee Gees, Angela Bofill, Melissa Manchester, Lisa Fischer, Barry Manilow and more!! You betta not play with this icon!
You got the right!! You got good list. Also, so many more she influenced including me🙂. Ms. Dionne is the greatest icon ever!!!!
DIONNE WARWICK'S HIGH BELTS
1:12,10:55-F#5
3:36,3:54-F5
4:21-4:23-E5-G5
6:20-A5
8:24-E5
SING DIONNE!
she was one of the best in the 60s, along with barbra, aretha and the supremes
I was lucky enough to see Dionne live in 1982, 2000 & 2003. She was AWESOME!
dont play with Dionne! legend.
The song that reminded you of "How Will I Know": that's Aretha's "Who's Zoomin' Who", one of her 80's hits! Never heard this Dionne rendition, she kills it!
Yes, that was Dionne singing "Who's Zoomin Who" on Solid Gold.
That’s what that was? That’s crazy because I bought the vinyl at a thrift store in Brooklyn but never played it!
Dionne Warwick did sing Whitney's "How Will I Know" also on Solid Gold in1985. It's also on RUclips.
My same sentiments! Never knew Miss Dionne was that vocal genius!
Whitney learned most of her singing/performing techniques from Dionne Warwick. It’s amazing.
Dionne's "Battle Hymn of the Republican" at the MLK Jr celebration is also terrific. My favorite singer.
'There's Always Something There To Remind Me' has one of my favorite Dionne moments! She's just nicely singing along and out of the blue comes a totally crazy vocal during the modulation. She had to sing some the hardest repetoire with all those Bacharach compositions, not just in terms of range but because of it's intricate melodies & unsual time signatures (Walk On By & DYKTW to San Jose are among the easier ones; I Say A Little Prayer & A House Is Not A Home are others by him, originally recorded by Dionne if I'm not mistaken). The woman is trained, precise and understands music very fundamentally. Thanks for doing such a long compilation of this Legend.
6:30-6:56 DIONNNNEE 🗣🗣🗣 Omg. I’m so mad I slept on her. I got into her a little late in her career. Man, I just didn’t know 😩😩😩
I was sleep on her too. I grew up to tenor Dionne That's what friends are for, Dionne. I had no idea she was a beast in these streets vocally. The part you speak of was AMAZING!
Promises Promises is one of her hardest songs.
YOUR reaction is MY reaction to discovering her 'earlier' career. She apparently smoked A LOT of cigarettes which damaged her lung capacity & range (same as Whitney). But you were SPOT on - Whitney in a clip I watched on YT said she would 'study' Dionne, Gladys & Streisand. So, you're right! Whitney is literally the BEST of ALL the greats! There's a clip of Gladys singing "So Sad The Song" and you will literally see how much Whitney picked up from GLADYS as well...
Really? Gladys? I need to check that out.
@@sxm76 Yup! It's the clip of "So Sad the Song" with the 214K views (not the Top of the Pops version - that show made everyone lip sync apparently) -- but note the tender moments in the song, to the vibrato on the sustained belts and taking her time with the arrangement...ALL things that made Whitney performances, Gladys gives a masterclass on.
Dionne was our Whitney, SHE SANG AND SANG IT ALL WHEN OTHER S COULD NOT!!!! She and Aretha were my Favorite Singer when I was 13 years old, SIMPLY FANTASTIC!!!!!
FLAWLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's a 1962 clip of her singing in a choir and she starts trilling High Cs like crazy. Also her Park West 1979 is beyond stellar, from beginning to end.
Yasssssss! That Evening With Dionne Warwick at Park West was it!!!
Please send the 1962 clip
@@lordvoldemort5725 It's on Instagram.
Brother…you are 100% correct…. She’s one of the best singers EVER!
Dionne voice was so powerful, she took that mic away, and the sound didn't change.
Whitney was much more like Dionne than her Mom. They were both pop-ish stars! Whitney even tapped her mic like Dionne.
Agree but she sounded more like her mom than Dionne.
@@samuelking9497 True. Their stage craft was similar though. Fun fact: Dionne was a muse for french designer Pierre Cardin in the 60s!
Yep. Whitney was many things out Ms. Dionne. You can't blame her. She was smart to study her, lol.
I love all the extremely talented women of ms Warwick era but let's be clear at her height of success NOBODY matched her including ms Streisand..
OMG!!! How did I miss this?! I’ve been trying to reach out to you for the longest to do more Dionne Warwick reactions. She’s absolutely the G.O.A.T!
Also, Dionne was able to sing for a good period of time before her smoking damage set in because she’s a technical trained singer. That’s why she was able to go much further than other singers that smoke.
Whitney learned at this woman's foot ...I hear Dionne in Whitney ... Dionne
Is crazy technically gifted and has control of her instrument fiercely underated
She is a legend
Dionne’s technique sustained her for a long time. She had great training.
Dionne and Whitney are cousins lol she actually invited Whitney to sing with her on stage to sing” That’s what friends are for”
6:20 that's an A5.
Believe it or not, you mentioned "Do you know the way to San Jose and Walk on By, but those songs are not easy as you think they are. Ms. Dionne just makes them sound easy bc she is that very skilled and talented. Btw, when she does them live, she always adds a bunch of extra here and there to them, not just because, but because she automatically knows exactly when and how.
During that time Dionne was THE voice of that era. It’s a shame that she didn’t get the recognition generations later like Aretha and Patti but she also had the biggest vocal decline of the three
It is a shame. Nd while that’s true she had the biggest decline, Aretha’s decline started the earliest. As Aretha’s prime was coming to an end, Dionne was just entering hers, Nd lasted well into her 40s. Not to mention Dionne’s over a yr older.
@@geminikid1617 However, Aretha regained her voice to a great degree. During the late 80s, Aretha's high notes were GONE! Many, including myself, thought her career was over! Somehow, during the late 90s, as can be heard in her songs "In The Morning" and in her Grammy performance of "Nessun Dorma," Aretha's range and power was ASTOUNDING and OUTSTANDING! I think the fact, that Aretha stopped smoking in 1993, was what restored her voice. I'm sorry that Dionne never quit smoking and I never understood why she was steadfast about not quitting and how she proudly would say, that she loves smoking, although, it was negatively impacting on her voice and health??!! Nonetheless, I love her singing and the fact, that she's living her life as she pleases.
I loooove her live performances! Thank you for reacting to her ❤️
Whitney resemble her so much! The head and hand gestures, the big smile, high cheek bones, the grace, as well as singing style, especially mid belt. I know it's an unpopular opinion but I want be surprised if she is her biological mother🤪
👀
@@GarageStudio7 The way I had the same reaction
I just said that same thing. Even body type. She was not built like Cissy at all. And Cissy look like the type that would die with that secret.
Mmmm, the resemblance amazing!!
Thank you so much for that. I have her 1976 cd where she sings a lot of these songs in the original key. She was my first favorite female singer, although that has now changed.
Whitney was definitely inspired by her cousin!
I love when you react to Ms. Dionne!!! You be funny and serious at the same time. You act just like me, lol. You truly learning alot about Ms. Dionne and I love it!! I kept telling you, she is a beast ❤❤. You greedy for a voice, lol. Please continue to do more of Ms. Dionne 🙂.
I Love, love , love when you react to Ms. Dionne. It is just something more special when you react to her than the rest🙂❤
When she was younger she sounded like Cissy but in a alto voice
Dionne in her youth was a soprano, not an 'alto'.
@@KajiVocals she I say she was?that’s not what I said
@@mstalkbox1019 You did say 'she sounded like Cissy in an alto voice', implying Dionne was a contralto or a mezzo-soprano.
@@KajiVocals Is it petty if I think that an Alto is just a soprano who can't sing "legit" 😭
@@Ray_Aoi That’s usually the case if we’re talking about choral altos.
Thx so much @JustTheVoice - it is so great to be able to share the wonderment that is Ms. Dionne Warwick - good heavens we're blessed to have her as part of us - and i know she's so happy to reach out to your younger generation! Inspiring, Incomparable, Irreplaceable, Incandescent - just aren't enough superlatives to express Dionne's magic - consistently, for nearly 60 years and still going, thank goodness!
Dionne and Whitney are cousins and clearly, Dionne was Whitney's mentor. God bl eesed both of them with amazing voices!!!
I grew up with this woman singing my life. You looking at her. No. She sung my life.
Dionne and Aretha smoked like crazy and was still serving Vocals out of this world.
But Aretha quit in 1993.
@@MPardo-cx6jj but through out the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s. Listen to her vocals how she would hit the notes low instead of going high. She was out of this world
@@averyjenkins2786 Absolutely! I do agree with you about both, Aretha and Dionne. It was amazing and unbelievable how they were, and are, respectively, heavy smokers and maintained clear, flexible, powerful and beautiful voices!
Dionne is a master of building up to a song’s climax! Another recc : ruclips.net/video/-il44ru7BBI/видео.html
This is a link to young dionne she was definitely trained as a soprano her mom arthur “lee” Warwick had qualities of an operatic soprano and so Dionne definitely took on to that as she established herself as an artist her sound settled into her own but its worth listening to. ruclips.net/video/52gpdxxduXU/видео.html
Lyric Soprano
@@DeeDeeWarwickMusic yes a lyric soprano to be exact.
Enough with the comparisons with Whitney. Let it be said, Dionne did things vocally and technically that Whitney could not touch and she did it singing the most difficult pop songs to sing, those of Bacharach & David.
A legend beyond compare
ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGERS TO EVER LIVE, YOU BETTER LEARN SOME MORE
True true LEGENDARY DIVA!
I just discovered how awesome she about a month ago from this date.
Thank you for noticing phrasing. This is why Diana Ross version of "Home" kills it. Especially the live version
Sorry but Diana was totally out of her league phrasing, execution,ability and is the reason that the Wiz was a commercial flop...you can't replace a "Sanger"(STEPHANIE) with an entertainer....
Wonderful reaction.... Love you man. Big fan of Ms. Warrick.. From Bangalore, 😍India
You should really react to "POV: You hit puberty twice" from the channel George Collier. The sickest Bass you'll ever hear, along with an astonishing Tenor.
Queen of Melody
Narada Michael Walden worked on lyrics and production for both Who's Zoomin Who and How Will I Know.
She was a fucking beast.
I thought of her as this kind of loungy Norah Jones but hell she's a fucking vocal powerhouse right up there with Gladys, Aretha and Patty!
I accept and respect your opinion, but Gladys is not in the same category of Aretha, Dionne and Patti, in my opinion. Gladys is in their league when it comes to HEARTFELT, GUTSY-SOUL, but that is where it ends. I LOVE Gladys, but Gladys doesn't have the same range, power and acrobatic vocal skills as the other three!
That why whitney houston said about Dionne never joke on the mic.
It was an A5!!
And the note that you asked about near the start was an A5
É demais essa Dionne!!
Cissy, Dionne and Whitney have similar voices, mannerisms and styles
Auntie Dionne is very underrated. To bad those stupid cigarettes 🚬 did all that damage to her beautiful voice.
6:21 sound like a solid A5 to me
Whitney performed A Quiet Place in 1987.
love her...she is the pre Whitney... Whitney was her continuation
where did you get the video of her singing that medley? I would love to see that entire medley.
Google Park West Dionne Warwick or RUclips, it’s a great concert with a medley of her hits from the 60s to 79, and she also sings Deja Vu and I’ll Never Love This Way Again.
She sits during the entire medley and it’s incredible.
@@jimmymccully8701 I love you.....I have been looking for this medley on video for years. You have made me so very happy....Thank you.
@@jimmymccully8701 Do you know what utube concert is she singing at 6:24 to 7:02?
@@anthonypatterson6619That's from her Count Bassi Tribute concert. Although there's an available one, the clearer video of that performance was taken down by RUclips.
WHEN WE GONNA GET A FULL COVER FROM YOU
React to Whitney Houston Dionne Warwick medley in 1997
What song is 3:25? I’ve been searching for it forever.
I Didn't Mean To Love You Live in Paris 1976. The original video of this was taken down ny youtube.
I believe in this the highest note was A5. She can go higher than that too. Please react to either or both of these of Ms. Dionne. Same song different performances and years ruclips.net/video/JM0HucvM6kY/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/xk4fE6xIWPw/видео.html
Song title at this 1:03?? Thank you... Please..... 😢😢❤❤
Get Together. That was when she performed for Queen of England and made a history as the first black female artist to sing for her. Unfortunately, the entite performance was taken down by RUclips. She tore that whole performance up!
Hi!! Could you react to Whitney Houston - “I Will Always Love You” Live From The Bodyguard Tour (Argentina, 1994) or VENEZUELA
If I didn't know any better.... Dionne is Whitney;s mama...LOl....Joking.... Sorry Ms. Cissy
Keke wyatt is the only person I can think of for your last point in the video, Wyatt can SANG
Could you please react to Shirley Brown 1998?
Warwick is related to Whitney huston
Will you react to Natalie Cole “The Winner “ ?
Jennifer Hudson
And she smokes cigarettes, imagine that!
There is a new video from Whitney that just popped up. ruclips.net/video/8Yt54-GlC1I/видео.html
Where do broken hearts go from the 80s
brUNO MARRS, LOOKUP PEOPLE LIKE LEDISI, RACHELL FERREL JASMIN SULLIVAN
These aren't even her best vocals 😭😭😭 check out her vocal range video. Jesus christ, some of the notes she hits and her STAMINA.....WHEEWWWW
React to Camila cabello best vocal moments live
😂😂😂 you REALLY want us to laugh right?!
@@DJ-1ONLY 😂😂