On February 8, 1996, Dionne Warwick discussed her musical influences and the impact that Lena Horne and others had on her career, in this clip from our digital archives. Interview conducted for American Masters—Lena Horne: In Her Own Words (1996), directed by Susan Lacy.
Chapters:
00:00 – How Dionne Warwick studied her musical influences
02:24 – Warwick’s 16th birthday present
03:56 – Meeting Lena Horne in London
06:28 – “I have every record you’ve ever made.”
07:14 – Mama and her children
07:28 – Lena, on stage and off stage
09:53 – Music in the Warwick family household
The American Masters Digital Archive includes over 1,000 hours of never-before-seen, raw interviews: a treasure trove of the movers and shakers of American culture, including Maya Angelou, Patti Smith, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Matthew Broderick, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Dionne Warwick, Lee Grant, Sidney Lumet, Betty White and many others.