DURING the earlier years of her life, Dionne Warwick tied the knot twice.
Both of those marriages were to William Elliott.
Who was Dionne Warwick's ex-husband, William?
Born on June 4, 1934, William Elliott was an American actor and jazz musician from Baltimore, Maryland.
William had a recurring role in the early 1970s CBS show Bridget Loves Bernie.
He also had parts in the films Change of Habit, Coffy, and Night of the Lepus.
Regarding the marriages, Dionne told The Guardian: "I was the major earning power in the family and that is very difficult for the male ego.
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"It just got too much to bear for my husband and we decided that it would be best for us to part ways."
On September 30, 1983, William lost his battle with cancer.
He was survived by his and Dionne's two children David and Damon.
When did Dionne marry William?
During the early to mid-1960s, William formed a music group.
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This was how he met his future ex-wife, who sang background vocals for the band.
In her autobiography, My Life, As I See It, Dionne explains that she met William when working with the Rhoda Scott Trio.
At the time, Dionne was singing backup for the group while William played the drums.
Dionne and William tied the knot for the first time in 1966.
However, they split a year later in May 1967.
The two musicians reconciled and walked down the aisle again in August 1967.
By 1975, Dionne and William went their separate ways and divorced for the second time.
Who are Dionne's sons David and Damon?
David and Damon Elliott are Dionne's two sons with William.
Similar to their parents, both sons took on music as a profession.
David is a songwriter, while Damon is a producer who goes by the alias Buck 22.
David co-wrote the Grammy Award-winning classic Here and Now for Luther Vandross.
A Grammy-nominated artist in his own right, he also earned a nomination for Best R&B Song for Here and Now.
He has also played drums in his mother's band.
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Damon has produced songs for chart-topping artists like Destiny's Child, Jessica Simpson, Bone Thugs N Harmony, and Pink.
He also produced his mother's 2019 comeback album She's Back and her Christmas release Dionne Warwick and the Voices of Christmas, that same year.
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