tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post1906439474885155862..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Dee Dee Warwick (1945-2008)Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-6235562375450557082008-10-23T06:52:00.000-07:002008-10-23T06:52:00.000-07:00Wow, what a great version of the song. It's now m...Wow, what a great version of the song. It's now my favorite.<BR/><BR/>Dee and Dionne...probably not unlike Aretha and her sister, who were very close and sang together on the early hits, or Mary and her sister, who sing together as well. Interesting little pattern there....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-29403572055573422852008-10-22T14:54:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:54:00.000-07:00Couldn't find anything even remotely concrete....j...Couldn't find anything even remotely concrete....just a whisper of a rumor.<BR/><BR/>However, outside of SDF, here's one of the better stories I've read about her over the past few days. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4980864.ece" REL="nofollow"> Dee Dee Article </A>Destructionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435081526764245883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-65212217979062696082008-10-22T14:05:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:05:00.000-07:00dm wrecks: I can't find any details regarding Dee ...dm wrecks: I can't find any details regarding Dee Dee's failing health.<BR/><BR/>But on Dionne Warwick's 2008 album of inspirational songs -- "Why We Sing" -- Dee Dee sings a duet with Dionne on the title track.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://undercoverblackman.vox.com/library/audio/6a00cd970f81104cd500fa96a440890002.html" REL="nofollow">Click here</A> to stream "Why We Sing" on my Vox blog.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-54688740810550088422008-10-22T11:54:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:54:00.000-07:00For someone like me who was born in Jamaica and ca...For someone like me who was born in Jamaica and came of age in Brooklyn (in the late 60's-early 70's) loving both Reggae and Soul, Dee Dee makes four.<BR/>Alton Ellis, one of the seminal singers and songwriters in Jamaican music also died, last weekend in England. His songs helped move Ska to Rock Steady and Rock Steady to Reggae.<BR/>When the Wailers started recording, one of the groups they looked to emulate was Alton Ellis and the Flames. Alton was also from the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston.<BR/>His influence on the music cannot be overstated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-8222892393776429612008-10-22T10:39:00.000-07:002008-10-22T10:39:00.000-07:00It always comes in threes.Yesterday I told my sist...<I>It always comes in threes.</I><BR/><BR/>Yesterday I told my sister that Rudy Ray Moore died. She said: "That makes three." I asked who was the third and she said "Dee Dee Warwick". (She'd included Levi Stubbs.)<BR/><BR/>R.I.P. Ms. Warwick.bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-62412012977934348402008-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:00Yeah. Seriously, why was she on a Nursing Home? At...Yeah. Seriously, why was she on a Nursing Home? At 63? And having Dionne as a sister? This calls for a UBM investigative report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-23904568805361226312008-10-22T08:14:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:14:00.000-07:00It always comes in threes. Hopefully, we'll have ...It always comes in threes. Hopefully, we'll have no obits from you for a while. <BR/><BR/>Sad, 63 is young to die in a nursing home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-10081702655857129832008-10-22T02:47:00.000-07:002008-10-22T02:47:00.000-07:00Thanks. I had never heard of her. Sorry to hear sh...Thanks. I had never heard of her. Sorry to hear she died in a nursing home. Hope she had strong support while there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com