WILLIE D. WARREN
Se ha dicho que Warren , en la década de 1950, mientras tocaba en la banda Otis Rush , inventó el primer bajo eléctrico afinando las tres cuerdas bajas de su guitarra. Luego aparecieron los primeros bajos Fender en la escena y muy pronto cada banda los estaba usando.
Willie D. Warren nació en Stamps, AR. A los 13 años, su familia se mudó a Lake Village, AR, en el corazón del Delta del Mississippi. Caleb King le enseñó al joven a tocar la guitarra y pronto estaba tocando en las calles de Lake Village y finalmente dirigió sus propias bandas alrededor del Delta. Le enseñó los fundamentos de la guitarra a su cantante de banda, Eddie Jones , quien se convirtió en Guitar Slim . A finales de los años 40, Warren y Jones viajaron por Louisiana tocando el blues.
En la década de 1950, Warren había seguido la gran migración de los afroamericanos del sur a Chicago. Fue allí donde encontró trabajo con las bandas de Freddie King y Otis Rush . También tocó en conciertos con Jimmy Reed y grabó para Chess Records con Morris Pejoe .
En 1959, regresó a su hogar en Arkansas y formó una banda llamada House Rockers. En 1975, Warren se mudó a Detroit para trabajar y grabar con Bobo Jenkins . A través de Jenkins , comenzó a tocar con otro bluesman de Detroit, Baby Boy Warren . Respaldados por la Progressive Blues Band, tomaron la Ciudad del Motor por asalto hasta el fallecimiento de Baby Boy Warren en 1977. Willie D. luego asumió el cargo de líder principal de la banda.
En 1977, Warren grabó su primer disco como líder para el sello Big Star de Bobo Jenkins . Escribió la letra de dos canciones que aparecieron en Detroit All Purpose Blues. Eran "Door Lock Blues" y "Detroit Jump". También grabó para los sellos Blues Factory, Way / Sac y Blue Suit, en varias compilaciones. Su primer CD de larga duración salió en la etiqueta No Cover, con sede en Detroit; una sesión en vivo con su amigo Jimmy McCarty. A finales de los 90 grabó un CD para el sello Bluetrack, de Inglaterra, que no fue lanzado antes de su muerte el 30 de diciembre de 2000.
Willie D. Warren & Howard Glazer.
Album: Last Blues: The Detroit Sessions Vol. 2/2015.
Tracklist:
01. That's Alright
02. In The Dark
03. Caledonia
04. Drowning On Dry Land
05. No More Doggin'
06. Door Lock Blues
07. I'm Tore Down
08. Rock Me Baby
09. Kansas City
10. Big Boss Man
11. Hoochie Coochie Man
12. If You Love Me Like You Say
13. Lonely And Blue
14. Messin' With The Kid
15. Next Time You See Me
If you liked it, I suggest you to buy the album.
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Willie D. Warren (September 11, 1924 – December 30, 2000) was an American electric blues guitarist, bass player and singer. In a long career, he worked with Otis Rush, Al Benson, Little Sonny Cooper, David Honeyboy Edwards, Baby Boy Warren, Guitar Slim, Freddie King, Jimmy Reed, Morris Pejoe, Bobo Jenkins and Jim McCarty. One of Warren's better-known recordings was "Baby Likes to Boogie".
He was described by the Allmusic journalist Michael G. Nastos as "one of the Midwest's true blues treasures".
Warren was born in Stamps, Arkansas, and moved with his family to Lake Village, Arkansas, when he was 13 years old. He was taught by Caleb King to play the guitar, and played in his own blues ensemble around the Mississippi Delta. He taught guitar techniques to his band's singer, Guitar Slim, and they toured around Louisiana in the latter half of the 1940s.
Warren relocated to Chicago by the early 1950s and joined Otis Rush's band. He later played alongside Freddie King and Jimmy Reed, and he backed Morris Pejoe on tracks recorded for Chess Records.
Back in Arkansas in 1959, Warren formed the House Rockers. By the early 1970s he had moved to Detroit to work and record with Bobo Jenkins. From 1974 to 1976 he was also a featured performer, along with Baby Boy Warren (no relation), with the Progressive Blues Band, a popular blues band that performed in many of Detroit's best blues venues. When Baby Boy Warren died, in 1977, Willie D. Warren took up the duties of frontman for the band.
In 1977, Warren recorded his first solo album, which was released on Jenkins's label, Big Star. Warren also wrote songs, including two—"Door Lock Blues" and "Detroit Jump"—that Jenkins recorded for his album Detroit All Purpose Blues. Warren's recordings have been issued on two compilation albums. His live album, Live, recorded for the No Cover Productions label, was not released until after Warren's death. His backing band at that time, Mystery Train, included his old friend Jim McCarty.
Warren died in Detroit, in December 2000, at the age of 76. He left one son, Willie Hairston.
The Detroit Blues Society posthumously recognized Warren's contribution to the blues with its 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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