WEBVTT - Music Icons 0:00:00.170 --> 0:00:03.370 Welcome to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. I'm Danelle Dadigan. Thank you 0:00:03.490 --> 0:00:06.080 all for joining us tonight. We have an amazing show, 0:00:06.140 --> 0:00:10.440 Rediscovering the Joy. A favorite song gives you, performed by 0:00:10.660 --> 0:00:14.100 one of your favorite singers. And sometimes it's by a 0:00:14.180 --> 0:00:18.950 really popular singer we grew up with, and they become icons. 0:00:19.210 --> 0:00:22.530 You know, a music icon is an artist who shapes culture, 0:00:22.750 --> 0:00:27.450 creates enduring art, and connects the multi-generational fans. Rather than 0:00:27.510 --> 0:00:32.010 just scoring a temporary in-the-moment pop chart hit. Icons can 0:00:32.060 --> 0:00:35.930 change the way people think, the way they dress and act. 0:00:36.350 --> 0:00:40.130 Their influence goes well beyond their music and spills into 0:00:40.250 --> 0:00:44.110 fashion and film and social movements. You know, today we 0:00:44.150 --> 0:00:46.030 have some icons that are going to join us later 0:00:46.150 --> 0:00:48.770 on in this show, and it's going to be extraordinary 0:00:48.950 --> 0:00:51.849 to hear what they're thinking about and what their thoughts 0:00:51.930 --> 0:00:56.260 were 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago when they first 0:00:56.480 --> 0:00:59.920 got their start, and some of them even before that. Well, 0:00:59.940 --> 0:01:05.140 you know, an icon's work stays relevant across decades. Parents 0:01:05.240 --> 0:01:08.930 and children and grandchildren all listen to their songs. They 0:01:08.990 --> 0:01:12.030 all know the lyrics, and they all remember the melodies. 0:01:12.670 --> 0:01:17.210 An icon's best songs remain fresh and powerful long after 0:01:17.250 --> 0:01:20.929 their release. And think about it. I mean, One single note, 0:01:21.130 --> 0:01:26.300 a visual, a vocal style can make them immediately recognizable, 0:01:26.780 --> 0:01:31.260 known around the world. An icon's popularity invents with a word, 0:01:31.580 --> 0:01:35.459 a verse, a song, a new style, or can even 0:01:35.620 --> 0:01:40.179 reinvent a once popular genre from decades ago. And they 0:01:40.240 --> 0:01:44.620 bring to the table that unique voice, their voice, that 0:01:44.760 --> 0:01:48.840 no one else can copy. Many popular artists have multiple 0:01:48.880 --> 0:01:52.020 number one hits but are forgotten a decade later. But 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:56.840 a true icon achieves lasting fame because their art holds 0:01:57.340 --> 0:02:02.180 and plugs into deep emotional value that lasts over time. 0:02:02.640 --> 0:02:06.420 Joining us this evening are several internationally acclaimed singers who 0:02:06.460 --> 0:02:08.820 we all grew up with, some of them friends of 0:02:08.860 --> 0:02:14.600 the Hollywood Museum, and they are well-known, award-winning singers, music icons, 0:02:14.990 --> 0:02:20.240 and entertainment professionals whose recordings have reached gold and platinum 0:02:20.280 --> 0:02:24.960 status with numerous awards and Grammys along the way. Tonight, 0:02:25.200 --> 0:02:28.780 our guests will share special stories about their careers with 0:02:29.080 --> 0:02:32.760 a few personal stories thrown in. I know their recollections, well, 0:02:32.960 --> 0:02:35.590 they may bring tears to your eyes and some will 0:02:35.690 --> 0:02:38.870 actually make you laugh out loud. And can you believe 0:02:38.990 --> 0:02:41.989 several of our guests have worked with each other and 0:02:42.010 --> 0:02:45.760 have been friends for decades? Joining us throughout the show 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:49.459 is star of stage, screen, television, live concerts, and she's 0:02:49.520 --> 0:02:53.100 a fabulous cabaret singer, the Emmy Award winner Lorna Luft. 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:56.900 She's the daughter of the legendary Judy Garland and producer 0:02:57.040 --> 0:02:59.440 Sid Luft. And with us this evening will be the 0:02:59.490 --> 0:03:03.810 star of concert stage, theater, film, and television, Frida Payne. 0:03:04.290 --> 0:03:08.050 She rose to fame in the 1970s with her global 0:03:08.110 --> 0:03:11.350 smash number one hit, Band of Gold. Now, Frida has 0:03:11.410 --> 0:03:16.260 released more than 20 albums, including award-winning soul, jazz, disco, 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:19.540 and compilation projects. And with us this evening is the 0:03:19.600 --> 0:03:25.359 singer-songwriter and keyboardist with a warm contralto voice, Tony Tennille. Now, 0:03:25.460 --> 0:03:29.460 Tony is part of the award-winning group Captain Antonelle and 0:03:29.540 --> 0:03:32.760 is best known for her Grammy-winning hit, Love Will Keep 0:03:32.840 --> 0:03:37.340 Us Together. It's so extraordinary to think that was in 1975. 0:03:37.340 --> 0:03:40.910 And joining us is the critically acclaimed star of television, film, 0:03:41.050 --> 0:03:44.230 and Broadway, Rex Smith. He rose to prominence as a 0:03:44.470 --> 0:03:49.350 teen idol in the 1970s, gracing the covers of teen magazines, 0:03:49.580 --> 0:03:53.420 Tiger Beat and The 16 Magazine. with his platinum number 0:03:53.520 --> 0:03:57.230 one album, You Take My Breath Away. And joining us now, 0:03:57.550 --> 0:04:01.890 oh my goodness, please welcome Engelbert Humperdinck, the legendary king 0:04:02.030 --> 0:04:06.240 of romance. You know, Engelbert's career spans more than six 0:04:06.300 --> 0:04:09.700 decades and includes over 140 million records. Yes, count them. 0:04:09.700 --> 0:04:18.530 140 million records sold worldwide. with 63 gold and 24 0:04:18.529 --> 0:04:22.930 platinum albums, and four-time Grammy nominee and Golden Globe winner 0:04:23.270 --> 0:04:26.590 known for his first global number one hit, Release Me, 0:04:26.990 --> 0:04:30.719 along with After the Lovin', The Last Waltz, There Goes 0:04:30.779 --> 0:04:34.880 My Everything, A Man Without Love, and his newest chart 0:04:34.900 --> 0:04:37.400 topper that we're going to talk about, I've Got You, 0:04:37.720 --> 0:04:42.010 and so, so much more. Engelbert Humperdinck has received stars 0:04:42.300 --> 0:04:46.359 on the Hollywood, the Las Vegas, and the Leicester Walks 0:04:46.520 --> 0:04:50.980 of Fame. Well, hello, Engelbert Humperdinck. Welcome to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. 0:04:51.700 --> 0:04:51.940 Hello. 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:52.980 Nice to meet you. 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:55.990 Absolutely. Thank you so much for joining us today. I'm 0:04:56.050 --> 0:05:00.850 so excited. I feel like a little schoolgirl. Oh, my goodness. Well, 0:05:01.089 --> 0:05:02.970 tell us, may I call you Engelbert? 0:05:03.390 --> 0:05:04.070 You certainly can. 0:05:04.290 --> 0:05:06.630 Thank you so much. Well, tell us, how did you 0:05:06.690 --> 0:05:07.529 get your start? 0:05:08.190 --> 0:05:12.480 I have to think back so many years for that. 0:05:12.820 --> 0:05:14.420 I'm going to ask you, how did you get your startup? 0:05:14.460 --> 0:05:15.700 And don't leave anything out. 0:05:16.240 --> 0:05:18.540 I started way back in the 50s with another name 0:05:18.580 --> 0:05:19.580 called Jerry Dorsey. 0:05:19.600 --> 0:05:19.670 Yes. 0:05:20.200 --> 0:05:22.430 And that didn't make it. And that didn't make it. 0:05:22.460 --> 0:05:28.200 So in the 60s, it's around 65, I met Gordon Mill. 0:05:28.260 --> 0:05:29.940 So we were touring together. 0:05:29.960 --> 0:05:36.040 He decided to manage me. And he changed my name 0:05:36.060 --> 0:05:37.040 to Edward Humphrey. 0:05:37.380 --> 0:05:39.800 And I had the song come along, released me. And 0:05:41.640 --> 0:05:42.460 the rest is history. 0:05:42.580 --> 0:05:42.870 Yeah. 0:05:46.040 --> 0:05:47.930 Well, you know, it's kind of extraordinary because we always 0:05:47.960 --> 0:05:51.390 hear stories about people who change their names, but never 0:05:51.450 --> 0:05:53.409 to the extent. Now, how did you come up with 0:05:53.430 --> 0:05:54.950 the name Engelbert Humperdinck? 0:05:55.250 --> 0:05:58.630 Well, apparently it belonged to an old street composer, and 0:05:58.690 --> 0:06:02.600 he composed Hansel and Gretel. And I took the name, 0:06:02.640 --> 0:06:05.820 but our late queen in England made it a little 0:06:05.860 --> 0:06:08.660 bit different because she gave me a title, the MBE, 0:06:08.839 --> 0:06:10.140 so I could put Engelbert. 0:06:09.800 --> 0:06:14.400 Humperdinck MBE down. And it's a little different from the 0:06:14.460 --> 0:06:15.110 original name. 0:06:15.480 --> 0:06:17.410 I've got it. I've got it. Well, I've got to 0:06:17.430 --> 0:06:19.789 just share with you. We have so much to chat about. 0:06:20.029 --> 0:06:22.090 So I just want to say to all of our listeners, 0:06:22.310 --> 0:06:24.830 I know we all want to hear much more from Mr. 0:06:24.930 --> 0:06:28.400 Engelbert Humperdinck, and we all will. But let's quickly tell 0:06:28.580 --> 0:06:31.640 everyone how they can check out the Hollywood Museum. at 0:06:31.680 --> 0:06:36.620 the museum's website, thehollywoodmuseum.com. You can come visit us right 0:06:36.760 --> 0:06:40.420 in the heart of Hollywood at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. 0:06:40.500 --> 0:06:42.440 You know, it's where all the movie stars got their 0:06:42.490 --> 0:06:45.930 looks with Hollywood's makeup king, Max Factor. And all of 0:06:45.970 --> 0:06:49.390 us here today at Hollywood's Hidden Treasures are looking forward 0:06:49.430 --> 0:06:52.990 to welcoming you, our listeners, for an enjoyable day celebrating 0:06:53.010 --> 0:06:56.810 your favorite films, TV shows at Hollywood's official museum, the 0:06:56.830 --> 0:07:02.450 Hollywood Museum, showcasing 10,000 real showbiz treasures. spotlighting more than 0:07:02.450 --> 0:07:07.050 100 years of Hollywood's entertainment history from its humble beginnings 0:07:07.270 --> 0:07:10.330 till today. You know there's something for everyone at the 0:07:10.390 --> 0:07:14.100 Hollywood Museum in the historic Max Factor building. It's time 0:07:14.140 --> 0:07:17.100 for a quick station break. I'm Danelle Dadigan, and you're 0:07:17.140 --> 0:07:21.280 listening to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. And when we return, we'll 0:07:21.320 --> 0:07:26.190 be speaking with Mr. Engelbert Humperdinck, the legendary king of romance. 0:07:26.630 --> 0:07:29.650 Engelbert's career spans more than six decades, and he's known 0:07:29.690 --> 0:07:33.070 for his first global hit, Release Me, and so much more. 0:07:33.370 --> 0:07:36.590 Stay tuned. You're listening to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures, and we've 0:07:36.630 --> 0:07:40.090 got lots to talk about. Welcome back. You're listening to 0:07:40.150 --> 0:07:43.370 Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. I'm Danelle Dadigan. Tonight's show is all 0:07:43.410 --> 0:07:47.050 about our celebrity guests, singers, and icons. and they will 0:07:47.100 --> 0:07:50.840 share their personal stories and remembrances about their careers, along 0:07:50.880 --> 0:07:54.460 with some never-before-heard stories from their childhood. They certainly will 0:07:54.480 --> 0:07:59.270 be entertaining and enlightening. And please welcome back Engelbert Humperdinck. 0:07:59.350 --> 0:08:02.190 You know he's the legendary king of romance, and I'm 0:08:02.350 --> 0:08:06.410 just amazed to think that his career is spanning six decades, 0:08:06.590 --> 0:08:12.380 and it includes more than 150 million records. sold worldwide 0:08:12.620 --> 0:08:16.960 with 63 gold and 24 platinum records. You know, I 0:08:17.000 --> 0:08:19.100 just can't get over this. I mean, he's a four-time 0:08:19.140 --> 0:08:22.620 Grammy nominee, a Golden Globe winner, and we have loved 0:08:22.900 --> 0:08:25.780 all of his songs. By the way, Mr. Humperdinck Engelbert, 0:08:26.100 --> 0:08:28.200 what was the song that we just played? 0:08:28.730 --> 0:08:31.190 That was after The Loving. That was in 1977. Oh, 0:08:31.240 --> 0:08:33.220 my goodness. 0:08:33.860 --> 0:08:36.480 It was produced by Joel Diamond. The first was produced 0:08:36.500 --> 0:08:39.620 by Lady Single. And that was the highest paid record 0:08:39.679 --> 0:08:42.960 on radio in that particular year. It was a great 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:46.220 stepping stone in my career. Ten years after my original 0:08:46.679 --> 0:08:50.420 big hit released me. And of course, it just went 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:52.500 to number one and was three times platinum. 0:08:52.720 --> 0:08:55.120 Well, you know, I was just speaking with your producer, 0:08:55.160 --> 0:08:57.880 Joel Diamond. We were at the Hollywood Bowl together. And 0:08:57.920 --> 0:08:59.610 we got such a kick out of it because he 0:08:59.670 --> 0:09:02.550 knew you were coming on the show and he was like, oh, yes, 0:09:02.710 --> 0:09:04.310 you're going to learn a lot. And I think we 0:09:04.390 --> 0:09:07.040 are today. So tell us when you think about it. 0:09:07.390 --> 0:09:12.030 Sixty years ago, you had your very first hit in 1967, 0:09:12.030 --> 0:09:16.070 Release Me. But now in America, like 60 years later, 0:09:16.350 --> 0:09:20.640 after so many huge chart topping hits and awards. You 0:09:20.700 --> 0:09:24.550 have once again topped the charts. You have successfully hit 0:09:24.929 --> 0:09:29.030 number one on Amazon Music Best New Releases with your 0:09:29.170 --> 0:09:32.390 newest song, I've Got You. I mean, tell us about this. 0:09:32.450 --> 0:09:34.030 How did this happen? Wow. 0:09:34.470 --> 0:09:37.700 Well, Joel and I had a meeting together one day, 0:09:37.740 --> 0:09:40.000 and he said to me, why don't we do a 0:09:40.020 --> 0:09:43.459 little repeat on what we did with After the Loving? 0:09:43.480 --> 0:09:45.880 So I said, well, let's get some songs together and 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.370 let me have a little listen. So he brought some 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:51.870 songs to me, and out of the entire bunch, I 0:09:51.890 --> 0:09:54.950 picked out I've Got You. And it was written by 0:09:55.370 --> 0:09:59.660 Larry Butler, who wrote Kenny Rogers' number one hit. Well, 0:09:59.720 --> 0:10:03.599 most of his hits. And I thought that was a 0:10:03.640 --> 0:10:05.780 good pick for me. And so we went in the 0:10:05.800 --> 0:10:06.859 studio and recorded it. 0:10:07.679 --> 0:10:08.860 Bingo, we got lucky. 0:10:09.179 --> 0:10:13.320 You know, over the decades during your concerts, what song 0:10:13.860 --> 0:10:17.530 gets the biggest reaction from your fans when you perform it? 0:10:18.330 --> 0:10:21.050 Oh, it has to be the original song that I recorded, 0:10:21.630 --> 0:10:22.569 Release Me. Oh, yes. 0:10:24.490 --> 0:10:30.030 Yeah, that caused a little bit of a problem because 0:10:30.570 --> 0:10:34.400 it came out in 1967 and it was up against 0:10:34.780 --> 0:10:38.500 the Almighty Beatles with Penny Lane and Strawberry Field. 0:10:38.520 --> 0:10:39.960 It was a double-sided single. 0:10:40.360 --> 0:10:43.900 And Release Me stopped them from having their 13th number one. 0:10:44.140 --> 0:10:45.240 And it's the Guinness Book of. 0:10:45.220 --> 0:10:49.150 Records for the highest sales of any record at that 0:10:49.210 --> 0:10:51.170 particular time. It went up to about 127,000 a day. 0:10:53.970 --> 0:10:58.729 which is unbelievable. You can't think of those kind of 0:10:58.750 --> 0:11:00.000 numbers in today's world. 0:11:00.500 --> 0:11:03.280 Oh, it's just amazing when you think about it. You know, 0:11:03.700 --> 0:11:07.179 my godfather is Hosea Turby. He was a very famous 0:11:07.240 --> 0:11:11.140 classical pianist and conductor who starred in MGM movies. And 0:11:11.179 --> 0:11:14.590 he always talked about, you know, his fans and whatnot. 0:11:14.620 --> 0:11:17.650 And I giggle all the time because a big deal 0:11:17.710 --> 0:11:22.260 for him in the 40s and 50s and 60s was 0:11:22.360 --> 0:11:26.099 when his female fans threw flowers up on stage at 0:11:26.140 --> 0:11:29.349 the end of a concert and they threw scented handkerchiefs. 0:11:29.670 --> 0:11:32.410 So when you were up on stage performing, you know, 0:11:32.510 --> 0:11:36.829 in the 60s and 70s and 80s, I mean, you know, 90s, 0:11:36.840 --> 0:11:39.459 you know, what did the ladies throw up on stage 0:11:39.540 --> 0:11:39.960 for you? 0:11:39.980 --> 0:11:45.720 Well, besides flowers and things, which is the normal thing 0:11:45.820 --> 0:11:48.579 for them to bring to you, a lot of them 0:11:48.640 --> 0:11:50.880 threw their underwear up, which is kind of funny. 0:11:52.020 --> 0:11:53.180 It's kind of funny. 0:11:53.660 --> 0:11:56.020 I was wondering if you were going to suggest hotel keys. 0:11:56.140 --> 0:11:56.780 But, you know. 0:12:00.050 --> 0:12:04.130 That, too, is part of their thing that they throw 0:12:04.150 --> 0:12:05.010 on stage, yes. 0:12:07.360 --> 0:12:11.280 My goodness. What wonderful recollections. I know all our listeners 0:12:11.340 --> 0:12:14.120 are enjoying listening to you tell them this. Oh, my gosh. 0:12:14.200 --> 0:12:14.520 Wow. 0:12:14.960 --> 0:12:18.760 So, you know, I hear... You're celebrating your 90th birthday 0:12:18.840 --> 0:12:20.179 by doing a world tour. 0:12:20.400 --> 0:12:21.179 Wow. 0:12:21.250 --> 0:12:22.230 Tell us about this. 0:12:22.630 --> 0:12:25.610 Well, a couple of years ago, I started a tour 0:12:25.650 --> 0:12:28.490 called The Last Walls Tour. And I was home for 0:12:28.530 --> 0:12:30.809 about three months. And I was climbing the wall. I 0:12:31.330 --> 0:12:32.090 was going crazy. 0:12:32.309 --> 0:12:35.700 I'm a road warrior. And I got anxious feet. And 0:12:35.740 --> 0:12:36.740 I called my manager. 0:12:36.760 --> 0:12:39.920 And I said, there's no way this is going to be. 0:12:39.800 --> 0:12:40.420 The Last Walls. 0:12:40.540 --> 0:12:44.780 Tour and so uh we we decided to to continue 0:12:45.300 --> 0:12:48.739 and now we're going to places you know right this 0:12:48.880 --> 0:12:52.480 this tour this year is is taken as a taiwan 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:58.350 and macau and manila singapore las vegas roncha montreal. 0:12:58.230 --> 0:13:01.370 Uh it's truly a world tour wow yes it's a 0:13:01.370 --> 0:13:03.870 world tour yeah So when are you performing in L.A.? 0:13:04.170 --> 0:13:06.150 We chatted about this. Is this maybe at the end 0:13:06.170 --> 0:13:06.770 of the year? 0:13:06.850 --> 0:13:09.230 I think it's towards the end of the year. 0:13:09.570 --> 0:13:12.230 I haven't looked at my itinerary. I'm busy with the 0:13:12.309 --> 0:13:13.330 ones I'm doing right now. 0:13:14.510 --> 0:13:16.790 And we're thrilled to have you on our show. Thank 0:13:16.809 --> 0:13:18.569 you for making the time to do this in the 0:13:18.590 --> 0:13:20.990 middle of your world tour. I mean, this is just amazing. 0:13:21.330 --> 0:13:23.510 So I'm going to ask now for you to become 0:13:23.750 --> 0:13:28.090 a slight philosopher, okay? If you could have a conversation 0:13:28.150 --> 0:13:32.580 today with your younger self, What advice would you give 0:13:32.679 --> 0:13:33.840 to your younger self? 0:13:34.679 --> 0:13:36.930 Never make a decision when you're angry. 0:13:36.950 --> 0:13:37.750 Oh, wow. 0:13:37.790 --> 0:13:38.350 Isn't that true? 0:13:38.390 --> 0:13:40.850 That's one. How did you come to that? 0:13:41.170 --> 0:13:44.530 Well, I made a decision when I was angry one time, 0:13:44.809 --> 0:13:48.110 and it caused a catastrophe in my life. It took 0:13:48.770 --> 0:13:53.610 something that was built up for decades. I brought it down, 0:13:54.429 --> 0:13:56.670 but I managed to get over it, but it's. 0:13:56.650 --> 0:13:57.270 Quite a struggle. 0:13:57.830 --> 0:14:01.000 Oh, you know, that's such good advice. I think we've 0:14:01.130 --> 0:14:05.980 all fallen into that trap sooner or later. You're absolutely right. Well, 0:14:06.140 --> 0:14:08.980 I'm going to ask you another question. You know, Engelbert, 0:14:09.000 --> 0:14:13.780 you have recorded and performed so many songs. So which 0:14:13.870 --> 0:14:16.590 of your recordings, which of your songs took you by 0:14:16.650 --> 0:14:18.230 surprise when it became a hit? 0:14:19.470 --> 0:14:19.550 Oh. 0:14:22.400 --> 0:14:24.140 You know, trying to find a hit song is like 0:14:24.180 --> 0:14:25.600 finding a needle in a haystack. 0:14:25.780 --> 0:14:27.560 Well, tell us more about this because I don't know 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:29.160 about this. Tell us. Share this with us. 0:14:29.160 --> 0:14:32.619 Well, you know, finding the song that is going to 0:14:32.720 --> 0:14:36.720 strike a nerve in everyone's life is very, very difficult. 0:14:37.040 --> 0:14:39.260 When I found Release Me and I found. 0:14:39.060 --> 0:14:42.490 After the Loving, it struck me as, yes, this is 0:14:42.570 --> 0:14:45.790 a hit song. And every one that I've said, this 0:14:45.850 --> 0:14:48.210 is a hit song, it became a hit, thank God, 0:14:48.250 --> 0:14:48.490 you know. 0:14:50.010 --> 0:14:52.330 Oh, my goodness. Well, I think I'll have to invite 0:14:52.350 --> 0:14:54.630 you over for lunch so we can have a conversation 0:14:54.670 --> 0:14:57.730 because I have some ideas. Maybe if I get your blessing, 0:14:57.750 --> 0:15:00.960 it'll become a winning idea. Oh, my goodness. 0:15:01.800 --> 0:15:02.080 Wow. 0:15:02.360 --> 0:15:04.020 I got lucky. I got lucky. Okay. 0:15:04.280 --> 0:15:06.420 You're very kind to say that, but you are an 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:11.550 extremely talented, talented performer. My goodness, my goodness. You know, for, 0:15:11.590 --> 0:15:14.550 you know, 40, 50, 60 years, what has it been 0:15:14.610 --> 0:15:17.120 like for you when you go out in public to, 0:15:17.150 --> 0:15:20.000 let's say, to dinner or even to a store? You 0:15:20.060 --> 0:15:24.300 must get recognized all of the time. Well, you know. 0:15:24.820 --> 0:15:26.830 I don't go out to be recognized. 0:15:26.870 --> 0:15:29.910 You know, I go out in a very nonchalant way 0:15:29.930 --> 0:15:34.350 and try to be as normal as possible. 0:15:34.370 --> 0:15:37.610 But I bet you still get recognized. I bet people 0:15:37.690 --> 0:15:38.470 recognize you. 0:15:38.510 --> 0:15:40.830 Sometimes, yeah, I do. As a matter of fact, the 0:15:40.930 --> 0:15:44.109 airport is the worst. Oh, I bet not. You know, 0:15:44.130 --> 0:15:45.610 what released me was my big hit. 0:15:46.170 --> 0:15:48.770 And it's almost 60 years. 0:15:48.570 --> 0:15:49.750 Now since I recorded it. 0:15:50.210 --> 0:15:54.380 But everybody who recognizes me and my sideburns, they come up. 0:15:54.340 --> 0:15:58.020 With this one line. Please release me, let me go. 0:15:58.040 --> 0:16:01.859 And that's my recognizable. 0:16:03.020 --> 0:16:03.300 Song. 0:16:03.620 --> 0:16:06.280 And they all sing it in my face everywhere I go. 0:16:09.230 --> 0:16:09.609 I love it. 0:16:09.630 --> 0:16:11.850 Well, listen, I've had a great time chatting with you. 0:16:12.390 --> 0:16:14.930 Tell all of our listeners in our final moments together, 0:16:14.950 --> 0:16:18.190 how can they follow you? Do you have Facebook? Do 0:16:18.210 --> 0:16:19.460 you have Instagram? 0:16:20.120 --> 0:16:23.920 I got a thing called Tuesday Newsday, and it's on 0:16:23.940 --> 0:16:30.820 my Facebook. EngelbertHumperdinck.com is my signature. And you can get 0:16:30.880 --> 0:16:33.200 in touch with my information that way. 0:16:33.600 --> 0:16:34.060 Oh, wow. 0:16:34.240 --> 0:16:36.760 Well, thank you. I appreciate that so much. And thank 0:16:36.780 --> 0:16:40.130 you for joining us today, Mr. Engelbert Humperdinck, here on 0:16:40.230 --> 0:16:43.590 Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. Engelbert, it's been a pleasure. Thank you 0:16:43.630 --> 0:16:43.989 so much. 0:16:44.130 --> 0:16:45.950 Thank you, Deedee. Thank you for your message. 0:16:46.330 --> 0:16:49.160 Thank you. Well, it's time for a quick break. And 0:16:49.200 --> 0:16:52.220 when we return, we'll be speaking with the singer-songwriter. You know, 0:16:52.360 --> 0:16:54.600 I have to tell you how much I love her, 0:16:55.000 --> 0:16:58.700 Dionne Warwick. You know, her amazing career took off in 0:16:58.720 --> 0:17:01.780 the 60s from Motown all the way to soft pop 0:17:01.920 --> 0:17:05.750 of the 80s with 100 million albums sold. And I 0:17:05.810 --> 0:17:08.889 can hardly wait to hear what Dionne Warwick's favorite song 0:17:09.109 --> 0:17:11.690 is that she recorded. So stay tuned to hear more 0:17:11.990 --> 0:17:15.370 of Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. We've got lots to talk about. 0:17:16.050 --> 0:17:19.670 Welcome back. You're listening to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. I'm Danelle Dadigan, 0:17:19.710 --> 0:17:22.830 and tonight's show is all about rediscovering the joys of 0:17:22.910 --> 0:17:25.650 our favorite songs and what they gave to us with 0:17:25.810 --> 0:17:30.210 our celebrity guests, singers, icons of their time, sharing their 0:17:30.430 --> 0:17:33.510 own personal stories and what their careers continue to mean 0:17:33.550 --> 0:17:37.030 to them today. Well, please welcome one of the best 0:17:37.230 --> 0:17:42.060 selling female recording artists of all time, Miss Dionne Warwick. 0:17:42.190 --> 0:17:45.100 Her career has taken her from the 60s Motown to 0:17:45.359 --> 0:17:47.629 to the soft pop of the 1980s. 0:17:47.880 --> 0:17:48.100 Ms. 0:17:48.160 --> 0:17:52.720 Warwick has sold 100 million albums. I think it's more, actually. 0:17:52.940 --> 0:17:57.030 She's won six Grammys, including a Lifetime Achievement Grammy. And 0:17:57.030 --> 0:18:02.260 62 years after her first Top 40 hit, She was 0:18:02.340 --> 0:18:06.080 inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Well, hello, 0:18:06.119 --> 0:18:07.550 Miss Dionne Warwick. 0:18:07.900 --> 0:18:09.139 Hello, how are you? 0:18:09.470 --> 0:18:12.330 I am fine, and welcome to Hollywood's Hidden Treasures. So 0:18:12.470 --> 0:18:14.590 I just want to jump in. We've got such little 0:18:14.650 --> 0:18:17.389 time here, but I just need to ask you. One 0:18:17.430 --> 0:18:19.650 of the things that really gets me is that young 0:18:19.730 --> 0:18:23.490 people today, even after going to college to have that luxury, 0:18:23.850 --> 0:18:28.130 so many of today's youth still have no idea what 0:18:28.170 --> 0:18:31.900 the direction of their lives are going to be. But you, 0:18:32.300 --> 0:18:35.460 as a teenager, you had already formed the singing group 0:18:35.720 --> 0:18:39.550 The Gospel Heirs with your sister Didi. Tell us about this. 0:18:39.640 --> 0:18:41.690 I mean, that's kind of amazing. It's very young. 0:18:42.240 --> 0:18:44.540 Well, first of all, I was born into a gospel 0:18:44.560 --> 0:18:45.420 singing family. 0:18:45.600 --> 0:18:48.340 Yes, your mother and your father did what your mother did. 0:18:48.359 --> 0:18:49.919 Actually, my mother and her siblings. 0:18:50.420 --> 0:18:50.550 Ah. 0:18:51.070 --> 0:18:53.370 My dad had nothing to do with the Draco Singers 0:18:53.869 --> 0:18:56.210 at any rate. As I said, I was born into 0:18:56.270 --> 0:19:00.030 a gospel singing family so that I always answered this 0:19:00.090 --> 0:19:02.620 question with the apple didn't fall that far from the tree. 0:19:03.170 --> 0:19:06.060 Oh, my goodness. Well, it's amazing. You know, my initials 0:19:06.190 --> 0:19:08.190 are Dee Dee also, and a lot of people call 0:19:08.230 --> 0:19:12.040 me Dee Dee. So I especially feel a kindred to 0:19:12.400 --> 0:19:15.740 your sister. My goodness. It's amazing. Now, tell me, how 0:19:15.880 --> 0:19:20.040 old were you when you first got started doing this, 0:19:20.420 --> 0:19:20.899 to sing? 0:19:20.920 --> 0:19:21.800 Sing gospel? 0:19:21.980 --> 0:19:24.020 I've been singing gospel all my life. 0:19:25.300 --> 0:19:25.880 Oh, wow. 0:19:26.160 --> 0:19:26.960 As a child? 0:19:27.400 --> 0:19:30.679 Yes. That's what I grew up listening to and learning 0:19:30.760 --> 0:19:32.780 how to do with my family. 0:19:33.200 --> 0:19:34.360 Oh, wow. Oh, wow. 0:19:34.400 --> 0:19:37.060 Now, when did you make that decision to move from 0:19:37.160 --> 0:19:40.090 gospel into more soulful music? 0:19:40.550 --> 0:19:44.590 Well, it was not a choice of moving from one 0:19:44.650 --> 0:19:49.109 to the other. I still sing gospel. But I made 0:19:49.430 --> 0:19:53.280 a decision. when I was doing background work and demonstration 0:19:53.380 --> 0:19:56.619 records of songs that were being written for other artists. 0:19:56.940 --> 0:20:01.500 And it was heard by the female who owned Scepter Records, 0:20:01.700 --> 0:20:06.399 Laurence Greenberg. She wanted the singer, not the song. One 0:20:06.440 --> 0:20:09.480 thing led to another, and I finally signed the Scepter. 0:20:10.220 --> 0:20:10.840 Oh, wow. 0:20:11.060 --> 0:20:11.420 Oh, wow. 0:20:11.480 --> 0:20:13.380 So about how old were you when you signed your 0:20:13.420 --> 0:20:14.820 first recording contract? 0:20:15.320 --> 0:20:16.619 I was 19. 0:20:16.619 --> 0:20:17.420 Oh, my goodness. 0:20:17.600 --> 0:20:20.380 Oh, my goodness. You know, I just want to say 0:20:20.480 --> 0:20:25.340 it's always interesting for us to ask someone who everyone 0:20:25.560 --> 0:20:29.160 considers an icon. And in this case, it's you, Dionne. 0:20:29.609 --> 0:20:34.230 What do you think is your most iconic moment? What 0:20:34.250 --> 0:20:35.750 do you want to be remembered for? 0:20:36.530 --> 0:20:42.609 I suppose for just always being me. I can't think 0:20:42.670 --> 0:20:44.490 of anybody or anything else. 0:20:44.730 --> 0:20:47.230 Well, tell us a little bit about yourself. How would 0:20:47.250 --> 0:20:49.750 you like us to remember you? I mean, what are 0:20:50.090 --> 0:20:55.950 some important factoids and points of recognition that you feel 0:20:56.080 --> 0:20:57.540 are important in your life? 0:20:58.890 --> 0:21:04.820 I think basically the love of people generally. Being able 0:21:04.900 --> 0:21:08.010 to bring a little joy to their lives. as it 0:21:08.070 --> 0:21:10.930 appears I have been able to do for at least 0:21:10.930 --> 0:21:11.870 66 years. 0:21:11.890 --> 0:21:16.859 It's hard to imagine. Well, it's how long it's been. 0:21:17.150 --> 0:21:21.020 And just knowing that I made a contribution to their 0:21:21.080 --> 0:21:22.580 lives by making them smile. 0:21:23.260 --> 0:21:26.510 Oh, my goodness. How lovely. I have to tell you, Wayman, 0:21:26.550 --> 0:21:30.050