Dionne Warwick Plays Paramount Center 10/13

Known as the artist who "bridged the gap", Dionne Warwick's music transcended race, culture, and musical boundaries and for over four decades, Warwick has established herself as an international musical legend and humanitarian. Spend an evening with the legendary Dionne Warwick on November 13th as she brings her soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B to the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, New York.

Warwick began singing in church as a child in East Orange, New Jersey. While attending college, she began doing session work in New York where she met Burt Bacharach, a composer, arranger, and producer who asked her to sing on demos of songs he was writing with new partner, Hal David. In all, Warwick, Bacharach, and David racked up thirty hit singles, including "Do You Know The Way To San Jose", "Message To Michael", "This Girl's In Love With You", "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" and "Reach Out For Me", as well as close to twenty best-selling albums. She received her first Grammy Award in 1968 for "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?", and in so doing became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance.

In 1970, Dionne received her second Grammy Award for the best-selling album I'll Never Fall In Love Again. In 1974, she hit the top of the charts for the first time with "Then Came You," a duet with The Spinners. Her first Platinum-selling album, Dionne, produced by Barry Manilow, included back-to-back hits... "I'll Never Love This Way Again," and "Déjà Vu." Both recordings earned Grammy Awards, making Warwick the first female artist to win the Best Female Pop and Best Female R&B Performance Awards. Her 1982 album, Heartbreaker, co-produced by Barry Gibb and The Bee Gees, became an international chart-topper.

In 1985, Dionne reunited with Bacharach, and longtime friends Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John to record the classic "That's What Friends Are For." Profits from the sale of that song were donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). In 1990, she joined forces with a number of artists to raise over $2.5 Million for various AIDS organizations at the "That's What Friends Are For" Benefit. She was one of the key participants in the all-star charity single "We Are The World" and performed at "Live Aid."

Also on hand prior to the Dionne Warwick show will be the WHUD street team collecting change as part of their radiothon for the Children's Miracle Network.

The Paramount Center for the Arts, 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill.  The performance takes place on Friday, November 13th. Showtime is 8 pm. Tickets start at $35. For more information, call (914) 739-2333 or to purchase tickets, call TICKET FORCE (877) 840-0457, Monday-Friday, 11am-6pm or online at www.supremeconcerts.com or www.paramountcenter.org.