Willie D. Warren
| Willie D. Warren | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 11, 1924 Stamps, Arkansas, United States |
| Died | December 30, 2000 (aged 76) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Detroit blues, electric blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, bassist, singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1940s–2000 |
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 Allmusic journalist, Michael G. Nastos, as "one of the Midwest's true blues treasures".
Warren was born in Stamps, Arkansas, but moved with his family at the age of thirteen to Lake Village, Arkansas. He was taught by Caleb King to play the guitar, and played in his own blues ensemble around the Mississippi Delta. His band's singer, Guitar Slim was, in turn, taught guitar playing techniques by Warren, 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, plus he also backed Morris Pejoe, when Pejoe recorded tracks for Chess Records.
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