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| Lifetime Achievement Award For Dionne Warwick Ledendary Dionne Warwick will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at 12th Annual Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, September 13-17. Warwick will accept the award at a black tie gala on the festival's closing night, Sunday, September 17, 2006, at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif. The lifetime career achievement award is presented to icons in the film and music world that have made significant contributions to the art and business of film and music. Celebrating 45 years in show business in 2006, Warwick's signature interpretations have made their mark on the landscape of pop music through each decade, weaving generations of listeners from every demographic. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly implanted into American consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hit songs since "Don't Make Me Over" climbed the charts in 1962. Warwick received her first of six Grammy Awards in 1968 for her classic hit, "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?" and in doing so, became the first African-American solo artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Performance. Dionne also preceded the success of some her musical peers by becoming the first such artist to achieve twelve consecutive Top 100 hit singles from 1963 - 1966, including "Walk on By, " "I Say A Little Prayer, " "Close To You, " "Anyone Who Had A Heart, " among many others. Warwick is currently completing her first new album of duets for Concord Records, due out this Fall and featuring an array of top flight artists, including Gladys Knight, Olivia Newton John, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston, Mya and Pink, among others. Other honorees for the 2006 Gala in the categories of Producer, Actor, Actress and Director will be announced shortly. In years past, honorees have included such legendary talent as Ray Charles, Karl Malden, Rita Coolidge, Robert Wise, Carl Reiner, Etta James, Shirley Jones, John Spencer, Michael York, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Leonard Maltin. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |