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RANGEL CAMPAIGNFAX COVER

TO: HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

FROM: WALTER SWETT PHONE: (212) 862-4990WALTER@CHARLIERANGEL.ORG

SUBJECT: BRIEFING DATE: 8/11/2010

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Event: Rangel Birthday Gala

Host(s): Rangel Staff  Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Pick up at 5:30pm at 40 West by Golden CarriagePhone:

802-839-9757 (Alex Leopold)

718-812-7718 (Walter Swett)

845-598-7718 (Darren Rigger)

Best time to arrive: 6:30pmProgram Begins: 6:55pmProgram Ends: 8:00pmEvent concludes 8:30pm

Location: The Plaza Hotel – Grand BallroomCentral Park South & 5th Avenue New York, NY

***Enter via main entrance on between 58th Street & 59th street & 5th Avenue

Purpose: This event benefits the Rangel Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee between Congressman Rangel’s National Leadership PAC & Rangel VictoryFund.

Please call me if you have any questions. Thank you.

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Program

7:00 pm: Singer Jackie Rowe Adams performs ‘America the Beautiful’ to draw thecrowd’s attention. Note that Adams is President of her AFSCME

7:05pm Congressman JOE CROWLEY thanks Jackie Rowe Adams and acknowledgesmembers of the NY Delegation. Crowley introduces Master of Ceremonies Governor David A. Paterson

7:05 pm: Master of Ceremonies GDAP Welcomes Crowd & sets context for the event:

- GDAP acknowledges state and local electeds

Paterson Introduces speakers in the following order:

7:07 PM Speaker Christine Quinn

7:10 PM Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

7:11 PM Speaker Sheldon Silver

7:13 PM Attorney Andrew Cuomo

7: 16 PM Mayor Michael Bloomberg

7:22 PM Senator Chuck Schumer

7:25 pm GDAP Introduces Chuck Jackson

- Performs 2 songs – You’ll Never Walk Alone & Any Day Now

7: 35 pm GDAP THANKS Chuck Jackson

-GDAP acknowledges presence of Basil Paterson, Mayor David Dinkins.

GDAP introduces Congressman Rangel

Congressman Rangel

- Remarks

7:45 pm Dionne Warwick 

- Performs 2-3 songs (Piano accompaniment)

7:55 pm Chuck Jackson & Dionne Warwick 

- Lead the crowd in signing Happy Birthday asThe Plaza Hotel brings out Birthday Cake

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Expected Elected Officials

CONGRESS:

Senator Chuck Schumer 

Senator Kirsten GillibrandCong. Jerry Nadler Cong. Anthony Weiner Cong. Joe CrowleyCong. Yvette ClarkeCong. Greg MeeksCong. Jose SerranoCong. Chaka FattahState:

Governor David Paterson (Master of Ceremonies)

Attorney General Andrew CuomoComptroller Tom DiNapoliSpeaker Shelly Silver State Senator Bill PerkinsAssemblyman Keith WrightAssemblywoman Melissa ViveritoAssemblyman Danny O’DonnellLocal:

Mayor Michael Bloomberg

 NYC Speaker Christine QuinnComptroller John LiuPublic Advocate Bill de BlasioBorough President Scott Stringer Councilwoman Inez DickensCouncilwoman Gale Brewer 

Notables:

Hon. David DinkinsHon. H. Carl McCall

Hon. Basil PatersonHon. Bill GrayHon. Frank GuariniAmb. William vanden Heuval

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 Jackie Rowe – AdamsBIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Jackie Rowe-Adams – Opening Singer

President, Local 299

Local 299 President Jackie Rowe-Adams is very active in the union and her Harlemneighborhood. A member for almost 25 years, she is a Supervisor at the Jackie RobinsonRecreation Center.

She chairs DC 37’s PEOPLE Committee, the grassroots political fundraising arm of DC 37’snational union, AFSCME. As PEOPLE chair, she is leading a drive to sign up members and local

leaders as VIP MVPs, who contribute every pay period throughout the year. “We have to fight back even harder, and PEOPLE gives us the power to do that,” she said.

As a community activist she is also involved with the Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E., a group that advocates stricter guncontrol laws.

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Chuck JacksonBIOGRAPHICAL DATA

He was "discovered" when he opened for soul legend Jackie Wilson at the Apollo Theater. He

signed a recording contract with Scepter Records. His first single, "I Don't Want to Cry", which

he co-wrote, was his first hit (1961). The song charted on both the R&B and pop charts. In 1962,

Jackson's recording of "Any Day Now", the Burt Bacharach-Bob Hilliard classic, became a huge

hit. He was so successful that in 1967 he bought up the time on his contract from Scepter and

moved to Motown Records. There he recorded a number of successful singles, including "Are

You Lonely for Me Baby" and "Honey Come Back." He later recorded for All Platinum and

other labels, but with minimal success.

After meeting producer/composer Charles Wallert at the Third Annual Beach Music Awards, the

two collaborated to record "How Long Have You Been Loving Me" on Carolina Records. Thesong became an instant Beach Music/Shag hit and remains a classic both in the Southeast and the

UK.

In 1998 Jackson teamed with longtime friend Dionne Warwick to record "If I Let Myself Go",

arranged as a duet by Wallert for Wave Entertainment. The recording received critical acclaim

and charted at number 19 on the highly competitive Gavin Adult Contemporary Charts. Jackson

followed with "What Goes Around, Comes Around", another Wallert production and

composition, and reached number 13 on the Gavin Charts.

Several of Jackson's songs later became successful hits for other artists: Ronnie Milsap covered 

"Any Day Now" in 1982, and reached #1 on the Country and Adult Contemporary charts.

Michael McDonald had a huge hit with his cover of Jackson's "I Keep Forgettin'". Jackson was

close friends with political strategist Lee Atwater. He appears in the award-winning documentary

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story.

Dionne Warwick 

Dionne Warwick has, over an illustrious four-decade career, established herself as aninternational musical legend. Her reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into publicconsciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since "Don't Make Me Over" began its climb

up the charts in December 1962. As a performer, she has charmed and entertained audiences onevery continent, amassing a worldwide audience. There are a few important "firsts" that makeDionne Warwick a true pioneer.

Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy Award in 1968 (for the classic "Do You Know TheWay to San Jose?"), and in so doing became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. Thisaward has only been awarded to one other female African-American legend, Ella Fitzgerald.

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Other African-American female recording artists certainly racked up their share of crossover popand R&B hits during the 1960's. However, Dionne Warwick preceded the mainstream success of some of her musical peers by becoming the first such artist to rack up a dozen consecutive Top100 hit singles from 1963 to 1966.

Dionne Warwick's performance at the Olympia Theater in Paris, during a 1963 concert starringthe legendary Marlene Dietrich, rocketed her to international stardom. As she was establishingherself as a major force in American contemporary music, she steadily gained in popularityamong European audiences. Hits like "Anyone Who Had A Heart" and "Walk On By" broughtsuccessively larger visibility and success around the world. In 1968 she became the first African-American female performer to appear before the Queen of England at a Royal CommandPerformance. Since then, Dionne has performed before numerous kings, queens, presidents, andheads of state.

Her recordings of songs like "A House Is Not A home," "Alfie," "(Theme From) The Valley Of The Dolls," and "The April Fools" made Dionne Warwick a pioneer as one of the first female

artists to popularize classic movie themes. In 1968 Dionne made her own film debut in the movie"Slaves". This marked the first time, since Lena Horne, that a contemporary African-Americanfemale recording artist achieved such a goal.

In recent years, Dionne's pioneering efforts have focused on leading the music industry in thefight against AIDS. Her Grammy-winning, chart topping, single "That's What Friends Are For,"lead the way by raising, literally, millions of dollars for AIDS research. Throughout the world,Dionne has devoted countless hours to a wide range of humanitarian causes, serving as the U.S.Ambassador for Health throughout the Eighties. On October 16, 2002 she was named a globalAmbassador for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in Rome,Italy. Dionne has spearheaded the long overdue development and production of a history book 

that will detail African and African-American history for use in schools, libraries, and bookstoresthroughout the world. She continues her work as a socially conscious and concerned globalcitizen.

With a legacy of accomplishments and achievements, Dionne Warwick is proudly celebratingher 40th year in the recording industry. She is planning a new 2003 release CD composed of duets with her peers entitled My Friends And Me. Dionne says, "This is one of the most excitingrecording projects for me and I am looking forward to getting it out as soon as possible for everyone to enjoy." This new album can trace its roots to the very earliest years of her amazingmusical career.

Dionne began singing during her childhood years in East Orange, New Jersey, initially in church.Occasionally she sang as a soloist and fill-in voice for the renowned Drinkard Singers, a groupcomprised of her mother Lee along with her aunts and uncles. During her teens, Dionne andsister Dee Dee started their own gospel group, The Gospelaires. It was while visiting theDrinkard Singers at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem that Dionne was asked to sing backupduring a session for saxophonist Sam "The Man" Taylor. In February 1998, The Apollo Theater  paid tribute to Dionne in a special event highlighting her constant support for the venue and her work as a music trailblazer.

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While attending The Hartt College Of Music in Hartford, Connecticut, Dionne began makingtrips to do regular session work in New York. She sang behind many of the biggest starts of the1960's including Dinah Washington, Brook Benton, Chuck Jackson, and Solomon Burke to namea few. Once Burt Bacharach, composer, arranger, and producer heard her singing during asession for The Drifters, he asked her to sing on demos of songs he was writing with new partner 

Hal David. In 1962, Bacharach & David presented one such demo to Scepter Records. The labelPresident, Florence Greenberg, did not want the song; she did, however, want the voice andDionne began a hit-filled, twelve-year, association with the New York label.

In all, Dionne, Burt, and Hal racked up thirty hit singles, and close to twenty best-selling albums,during their first decade together. Songs like "Do You Know The Way To San Jose," "MessageTo Michael," "This Girl's In Love With You," "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," and "Reach OutFor Me," established Dionne Warwick as a consummate artist and performer. Known as the artistwho "bridged the gap," Dionne's soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music transcended race,culture, and musical boundaries.

In 1970, Dionne received her second Grammy Award for the best-selling album I'll Never Fall  In Love Again and she began her second decade of hits by signing with Warner BrothersRecords. Dionne recorded half-a-dozen albums, working with top producers like Thom Bell,Holland-Dozier-Holland, Jerry Ragavoy, Steve Barri, and Michael Omartian. In 1974 she hit thetop of the charts for the first time with "Then Came You," a million-selling duet with TheSpinners. Three years later, she teamed up with Isaac Hayes for a highly successful World Tour,"A Man And A Woman."

In 1976, fresh from earning a Master's Degree in Music from her alma mater (The Hartt Collegeof Music), Dionne signed with Arista Records, beginning a third decade of hit-making. Label-mate Barry Manilow produced her first Platinum-selling album, Dionne. The album included

these back-to-back hits; "I'll Never Love This Way Again," and "Déjà Vu." Both recordingsearned Grammy Awards, making Dionne the first female artist to win the Best Female Pop, andBest Female R&B Performance, Award. Hot on the heels of her phenomenal success, Dionne began her first stint as host for the highly successful television show "Solid Gold."

Further milestones marked Dionne's tenure with Arista. Her 1982 album, Heartbreaker , co- produced by Barry Gibb and The Bee Gees, became an international chart-topper. In 1985,Dionne reunited with producer Burt Bacharach, and longtime friends Gladys Knight, StevieWonder, and Elton John to record the classic "That's What Friends Are For." Profits from thesale of that song were donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). In1990 she joined forces with a number of Arista label-mates to raise over $2.5 Million for variousAIDS organizations during the star-studded "That's What Friends Are For" Benefit at NewYork's Radio City Music Hall.

Dionne's album Friends achieved Gold status. Throughout the Eighties she collaborated withmany of her musical peers, including Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross andothers. Dionne worked with Stevie Wonder as music coordinator for the film and AcademyAward winning soundtrack album The Woman In Red . She was one of the key participants in theall-star charity single "We Are The World" and, in 1984 she performed at "Live Aid".

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In addition to co-hosting and helping to launch "The Soul Train Music Awards", she also starredin her own show, "Dionne And Friends." She was co-executive producer of "Celebrate The SoulOf American Music" which honored and recognized many of her fellow musical pioneers.Throughout the 1980's and 1990's, Dionne toured extensively with Burt Bacharach. The showwon rave reviews from fans and press alike for reinforcing the timeless musical legacy of the

Bacharach, David and Warwick team. Her recent musical achievements have included performances as part of the "National Symphony With The Divas," and, in Tokyo, performanceswith The National Opera Company of Japan; yes, Dionne even sings classical music.

Dionne's recent activities have included the creation of Carr/Todd/Warwick Production, Inc. Thegoal of the organization is to produce television and film projects. For the past fifteen years shehas worked tirelessly as the co-founder of the Dionne Warwick Design Group, Inc. With partner Bruce Garrick, Dionne has been responsible for designing numerous international projectsranging from private estates to world-class hotels which, she notes, are "all affordable!" In 2002Dionne was featured on a Home & Garden Network show highlighting the Palm Desert homedesigned by her and her partner Bruce.

Dionne now divides her time equally between Brazil and the United States, and has made thedesign of her Brazilian home a special project. In 1994, Dionne's final album for Arista was thecritically acclaimed Aquarela Do Brasil (Watercolor of Brazil) that showcased her long-termlove affair with the people and music of Brazil.

Dionne's status as a musical icon and humanitarian is legendary. With her own star on theHollywood Walk of Fame, she continues to work tirelessly with various organizations dedicatedto empowering and inspiring others. In 1997 she was awarded the "Luminary Award" by theAmerican Society of Young Musicians. That same year she joined General Colin Powell incelebrating the tenth anniversary of the "Best Friends" Program, an abstinence and character-

 building program for young women. Dionne's East Orange New Jersey Elementary School,Lincoln Elementary, honored her by renaming it "The Dionne Warwick Institute of Economicsand Entrepreneurship." Displaying her own business skills, Dionne plans to reactivate her skincare regimen and fragrance in 2003.

In early 1998, the National Association of Record Merchandisers (NARM) gave Dionne theChairman's Award for Sustained Creative Achievement. In November 2001, the History MakersOrganization of Chicago named her "History Maker". 2002 was a special year for Dionne; shewas honored by the American Red Ribbon AIDS Foundation; in October she was named FAOAmbassador of the United Nations; in December she was honored by The Recording Academywith the 2002 New York Chapter's Heroes Award and she appeared (for the fourth time) on theVatican's Christmas Concert. In 2003, she received a lifetime achievement award from the R&BFoundation, and she was selected as one of the 2003 Top Faces of Black History.

As she looks forward to another decade of great music, Dionne Warwick says that she still hassome important personal goals; "As I've said over the years, I still want the Tony, Oscar, andEmmy!" Nothing seems impossible to Dionne, a woman who has inspired and empoweredmillions through her music, her performances, and her work as a humanitarian. In a recentinterview she reflected on the words imparted to her by her grandfather; "If you think it, you can

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do it!" With a life filled with accomplishment and achievement, Dionne Warwick can proudlysay that she has always believed in, and lived by, those words of wisdom.

In 2003, Dionne wrote her first book. "My Point of View" is a collection of Dionne's own "pearlsof wisdom" that she has gathered through the years. She provides her own thoughts and wisdom

on various subjects, all highlighted by personal and rare photographs of her journey

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EXPECTED ATTENDEES