Career
Gwen Graduated from Armstrong High School in Washington, DC. She studied music at Howard University and The University of the District of Columbia. She started the singing group: Vinnie Barrett and the Unlimits in local clubs(Washington D.C.) and with the Flowerettes, Back up Group for Phil Flowers. Syreeta Wright, Valerie Simpson,Diane Warren, and Carley Simon was her inspiration for becoming a songwriter, she started writing music at the age of 19 years old.
Vinnie went to Philadelphia in 1969, where she was privileged to work with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell (Philadelphia International Records). She wrote her first solo written song: Just Can't Get you Out Of My Mind with Thom Bell, in the album called The Spinners.
She wrote popular songs as; I Just Don't Want to be Lonely (Ronnie Dyson), Sideshow and Three Ring Circus performed both by Blue Magic, Love Won't Let Me Wait performed by Luther Vandross, Major Harris, and other Artist (Number 1 record on the Billboard R&B Music Charts), Just as Long As We Have Love performed by Dionne Warwick, and several other artists. Vinnie was listed in "Who's Who's for songwriting.
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