Dee Dee Warwick was born Delia Juanita Warrick in 1942 Newark. She died in 2008 at an Essex County nursing home at the age of 66 after suffering a stroke. She had changed her last name to Warwick because of sister Dionne Warwick’s misspelled name on her debut hit single, “Don’t Make Me Over,” in 1963. Their mom was in the Drinkard Singers, a gospel vocal group that performed regularly at Newark’s New Hope Baptist Church. The group include their aunt, Cissy Houston.