Music legend Dionne Warwick gets street renamed in her honor in East Orange
EAST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Grammy Award-winning singer Dionne Warwick is getting a special honor in her hometown in New Jersey on Friday afternoon.
A street is being renamed after the music legend in East Orange where she grew up.
North Arlington Avenue will bear the 83-year-old's name "Dionne Warwick Way' as part of a long list of honors the iconic singer has received over the years.
"I wish I could find the right words, it's an amazing honor, I mean to have a street named after you. I mean who does that?" Warwick said.
Students from the Dionne Warwick Institute were part of the celebration on the steps of City Hall as well.
"You think about it, her songs, you still hear at weddings you still hear them on the radio," Mayor Ted Green of East Orange said.
Another legend, songstress Melba Moore was there to show some love.
"She's always been a great great star in the community and the world and nothing's change," Moore said.
Warwick hails from a family of singers that included Whitney Houston, and Houston's mother Cissy, was also Warwick's aunt.
Warwick's two sons Damon and David also stood by her side on Friday's dedication.
"You're everybody's aunties you're everybody's mom," Damon Elliott said.
"Dionne Warwick, a truly incomparable legend, has always been a source of pride for East Orange. Her extensive body of work as a musician and her legacy as a humanitarian is truly remarkable," said Mayor Ted Green. "It is our honor to commemorate her enduring legacy with this street renaming right in the vibrant heart of our Arts District, where her influence will continue to inspire and uplift the next generation of talented artists each and every day."
Next week, Warrick will officially be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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