Dionne @80

Dionne @80

Dionne Warwick turns 80 today. Just a few years ago, she was performing at Berlin’s Admiralspalast where she moved half the audience to tears. And she has just added a few European tour dates for the latter part of 2021 when hopefully, concerts are back again as part of our daily lives. Meanwhile, Dionne is…

Gwen Guthrie classic revisited, new Dionne Warwick, new Joyce Irby/Howard Hewett duet

Gwen Guthrie classic revisited, new Dionne Warwick, new Joyce Irby/Howard Hewett duet

The immortal 1982 “It Should Have Been You” by the equally immortal Gwen Guthrie has been reworked in a pretty cool and stylish fashion. At first almost not recognizable, the tune is extremely slowed-down, has a strong horn part, very subtle and effective percussion work and ultra strong vocals from Izzy Chase. The project under…