 WHITEWELD FOUNDATION PRESENTS DIONNE
WARWICK IN CONCERT AT AVERY FISHER HALL, LINCOLN CENTER .
Peabo Bryson to Appear as
Special Guest November 19th
New York, NY, July 17th, 2006—Two pop music and R&B legends will perform on the
same stage in a benefit concert this coming November 19th, 2006,
7:30 PM, at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, NYC. Hosted by the
Whiteweld Foundation as part of its prestigious Whiteweld Concert
Series, the concert will feature the inimitable Dionne Warwick
singing a selection of her unforgettable hits, along with popular
crooner Peabo Bryson of R&B and Walt Disney movie soundtrack
fame. The concert will be co-sponsored by 98.7 KISS FM in
NYC.
Celebrating 45 years in show business this year, Dionne
Warwick's signature interpretations have made their mark on the
landscape of pop music through each decade, earning generations of
listeners from virtually every demographic. Her reputation as a hit
maker has been firmly implanted into American consciousness, thanks
to nearly sixty charted hit songs since 'Don't Make Me Over' topped
the charts in 1962. Warwick received her first of five Grammy Awards
in 1968 for her classic hit 'Do You Know The Way to San Jose?' and
in doing so became the first African-American solo artist of her
generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female
Performance. Warwick also preceded the success of her musical peers
by becoming the first such artist to achieve twelve consecutive Top
100 hit singles from 1963-1966, including 'Walk On By,' 'I Say A
Little Prayer,' 'Close To You,' 'Anyone Who Had A Heart', and
others.
In 1970, Warwick received her second Grammy Award for
the best-selling album I 'll Never Fall In Love Again', and she
embarked on her second decade of hits with Warner Brothers Records.
In 1985, Warwick reunited with producer Burt Bacharach and longtime
friends Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John to record the
smash hit 'That's What Friends Are For.' The landmark
Grammy-winning, chart-topping single was the first music
collaboration which raised literally millions of dollars for AIDS
research and AMFAR. Throughout the world, Warwick has devoted
countless hours to many philanthropic causes, serving as the U.S.
Ambassador for Health, Global Ambassador for the United Nation's
Food and Agriculture Organization, among several other educational
and charitable endeavors. Warwick recently received the first
Support Music Appreciation Award in Washington, D.C., for her
efforts in lobbying Congress to keep music education in school
curriculums. Warwick will continue to complete her world tour,
performing in every city and on every continent that she has ever
played, again making music history.
Peabo Bryson has
established a career as one of the premier soul crooners of the last
quarter century. Possessing a beautifully rich, nearly operatic
voice, he has survived and prospered despite the passage of time,
changes in popular musical trends, and occasional periods of
mediocre material.
Bryson was born in South Carolina and
began performing at an early age. While in his early 20s, he was
working with producer Michael Zager's band ('Let's All Chant') and
recording as a solo artist, while writing with other artists at
Bang/Bullet Records, such as Paul Davis. His Bullet Records debut,
Peabo, was a moderate success and contained one notable song, 'Jut
Another Day.
It was his next album, 'Reaching For The Sky
& and its hit' Feel The Fire' that took Peabo to the top of the
male R&B vocalist class. His follow-up 'Crosswinds' solidified
that position, and gave him his biggest hit to date,' I'm So Into
You.' In 1991, Peabo released the single 'Can You Stop The Rain',
arguably the best song of his career, and his first #1 R&B in
several years. It anchored a solid album of the same name, and he
hit the top of the pop charts twice as the lead singer on themes for
two consecutive Disney-animated smashes, 'Beauty And The Beast'
(with Celine Dion) and 'A Whole New World' (from Aladdin with Regina
Belle). Several guest vocalist appearances on pop and smooth jazz
albums followed, as did work in theater, and Peabo enjoys a solid
place in the popular, smooth jazz and urban adult contemporary
worlds.
About The Whiteweld
Foundation.
The Whiteweld Foundation's
mission is to promote the health, education, and welfare of children
in our communities throughout the United States and abroad. Funds
raised are distributed directly and through charitable organizations
dedicated to protecting and nurturing children everywhere.
About Love Our Children
USA
November, 2006 marks the beginning of
Love Our Children USA's eighth year as the leading national
nonprofit that honors, respects and protects children. Its mission
is to break the cycle of violence against children. It works to
eliminate behaviors that keep children from reaching their
potential, and redefines parenting by promoting prevention
strategies and positive changes in parenting and family attitudes
and behaviors through public education. Love Our Children USA works
to empower and support children, teens, parents and families through
information, resources, advocacy, and online youth mentoring. Its
goal is to protect children and strengthen families -- its message
is positive ... one of prevention and hope.
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