New York’s Apollo Theater defies a brief summary. Consider that the fabled edifice on 125 th Street in Harlem has for more than 90 years has been the ne plus ultra showcase for Black talent. Names ...

It was in this city that Dionne Warwick learned to sing. At 6 years old, she sang “Jesus Loves Me” while standing atop a pile of books at the pulpit of St. Luke’s AME Church, where her grandfather was ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the legendary singer’s 1963 debut, whose ...

Many have heard of music legend Dionne Warwick’s New Jersey family, from her aunt gospel singer Cissy Houston, to her cousin Whitney Houston, to her sister, soul singer Dee Dee Warwick. However, the ...