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Dee Dee Warwick

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The Resume

    (September 25, 1945-October 18, 2008)
    Born in Newark, New Jersey
    Birth name was Delia Mae Warrick
    Sister of Dionne Warwick
    Recorded 'You're No Good' (1963), 'I Want To Be With You' (1966), 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me' (1966), 'Foolish Fool' (1969) and 'She Didn't Know (She Kept Right On Talking' (1970)

Why she might be annoying:

    When a record company typo changed her sister's name to 'Warwick,' she followed suit.
    In the 70s, she briefly changed her name to 'Dede.'
    She sang in a Tyler Perry movie.
    She ended her career as a backing singer for her sister.

Why she might not be annoying:

    In the early 60s, she and Dionne were in demand as background singers due to their tight harmonies.
    She recorded the original versions of 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me,' which became a hit for the Supremes and the Temptations, and 'You're No Good,' which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt.
    She was popular in the British 'Northern Soul' circuit.
    She won a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation (1999).

Credit: D & C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 35.48% Annoying