stage by Doug Kershaw and once The Dixie Chicks opened for them. ... with
Poco, Richie Havens, Eric Burdon, The Dixie Dregs,. The Bellamy Brothers,
Mason ...
is an incredible songwriter with an amazing voice. He also covers rock and roll and folk rock artists from the ‘60’s, ‘70’s and 80’s. His stories, from watching Frankenstein on the late movie with Jimmy Buffett and coloring with Dolly Parton, to hanging out with Richie Havens and touring with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, are as entertaining as the songs they inspired, and prompted singer/songwriter Mare Lennon to quip, “Warren is the Forrest Gump of Folk.” Warren discovered America August 1, 1952 on a Texas farm. By the age of twelve he was playing piano, guitar and saxophone, and singing in the church choir. Warren also plays bass, harmonica, kazoo, accordion, autoharp, washboard, and various implements of percussion. Extra-curricular activities at North Texas State University included joining in on back stage jams with John Denver and Helen Reddy, and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at concerts he co-produced for the school.
left: Warren & Richie Furay (founding member of Poco and Buffalo Springfield and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 07/01. right: John McEuen, Doug Kershaw & Warren, 01/06 From 1984-1986 Warren was co-producer of Cominatcha Live, the local cable television series which featured local and national artists. From 19861988 he was the operations manager of The Boulder Folk and Bluegrass Festival which featured local, national and international acts. In 1992 Warren performed for ten days in Hong Kong at The American Food Fair, sponsored by The U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition to his solo work, Warren performed for over 27 years with Eric Baker, who died in 2004. They released their Tired & Decaffeinated album in 1991.
In 1973 he began working with bands in Texas and Louisiana, and he moved to Colorado in 1979. In the early '80's he spent a few months each year touring with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Little River Band and Chick Corea working on their production crews as stage manager and lighting director. His work with The Dirt Band led to performances with them in Anchorage, Alaska, Michael Martin Murphey's West Fest at Copper Mountain, and at Hudson Gardens plus numerous concerts with John McEuen & Jimmy Ibbotson, including The Rocky Mountain Opry shows at Red Rocks, which featured Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie, Leon Russell, Doc Watson, Leo Kottke, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Donovan, Steve Goodman, The Denver Symphony, John Hartford, David Bromberg, Asleep At The Wheel and others. Warren and John have also opened for The Marshall Tucker Band, been joined on stage by Doug Kershaw and once The Dixie Chicks opened for them.
Warren has also appeared on concert bills and stages with Poco, Richie Havens, Eric Burdon, The Dixie Dregs, The Bellamy Brothers, Mason Williams, The Mavericks, Dave Mason, Jim Messina, Utah Phillips, Christine Lavin, Chuck Pyle, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Kenny Rankin, The David Grissman Quartet, Riders In The Sky and The New Grass Revival. PO Box 2395
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