A soul legend with a velvet smooth delivery, Dionne Warwick helped turn her
gospel and R&B roots into some of the finest pop music of her era. Learning to
sing at her local Baptist church in New Jersey, Warwick occasionally performed
with gospel group The Drinkard Singers (whom her mother managed) before being
discovered by Burt Bacharach while recording backing vocals for The Drifters
with her group The Gospelaires. It was the start of a hugely successful
partnership which saw Bacharach and lyricist Hal David pen the hits Anyone Who
Had A Heart, Message For Michael, I Say A Litt...