Marie Dionne Warwick, an American singer, television host, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization was born on December 12, 1940.
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Based on her chart history on Billboard’s Hot 100 pop singles list, Warwick ranks among the top 40 biggest US hitmakers between 1955 and 1999.
Burt Freeman Bacharach is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who wrote hundreds of pop songs between the late 1950s and the 1980s, many of which he co-wrote with lyricist Hal David.
What happened between Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick?
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Warwick and Bacharach had a total of 20 gold albums under their belts. The songwriting pair then abruptly parted ways in 1972, leaving Warwick without a songwriter. The rationale behind this decision is unknown.
Warwick filed a lawsuit and was successful in reaching an out-of-court settlement. For the next ten years, Warwick and Bacharach did not collaborate, and Warwick did not have another hit until 1979.