Baby Boy Warren

Baby Boy Warren (* 13 August 1919 in Lake Providence , Louisiana as Robert Henry Warren ; † 1. July 1977 in Detroit ) was an American blues - singer and guitarist of Detroit Blues .

Baby Boy Warren, who was also marketed under the pseudonym Johnny Williams , grew up in Memphis, Tennessee . He was nicknamed "Baby Boy" as a child by his older brothers. Interested in music at an early age, he performed occasionally from 1931 after he had been kicked out of school and had guitar lessons from two of his older brothers. In the 1930s he worked at Handy Park Toilet in Memphis with Howling Wolf , Robert Lockwood Jr. , Little Buddy Doyle, and other musicians; he also appeared on the radio show King Biscuit Time, which was broadcast from Helena , Arkansas, around 1941 with Sonny Boy Williamson . In 1942 he moved to Detroit, where he worked for General Motors and also as a musician.

Warren had his first recording sessions in Detroit in 1949/50; five singles were then released on different labels. Further pieces were created in 1954 during a session in which he was accompanied by Sonny Boy Williamson; they have appeared on Joe Von Battle's JVB label and Excello Records . Warren also recorded a single that year for the Blue Lake label, starring pianist Boogie Woogie Red and guitarist Calvin Frazier ; further recordings were made for the Drummond and Gotham Records label . During this time he worked with Big John Wrencher , among others .

In the 1960s Warren was musically little active, but resumed his career when he was signed for the Detroit Blues Festival in 1971 . In 1972 he toured Europe with Boogie Woogie Red and appeared as one of the first of the great blues musicians in the then newly founded Viennese Jazzland , in 1973 he made a guest appearance at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival .

Warren died of a heart attack in July 1977 and is buried in Detroit Memorial Park Cemetery in Macomb County , Michigan .

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↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e S. Harris: Blues Who's Who . Da Capo Press, New York 1981, ISBN 0-306-80155-8 , pp. 534-535.
^ T. Russell, C. Smith: The Penguin guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books, London 2006, ISBN 0-140-51384-1 , p. 681.
↑ ^a ^b Baby Boy Warren. On: allmusic.com (accessed May 26, 2010)
^ ^A ^b Les Fancourt, Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943-1970. Eyeball Productions, West Vancouver 2006, ISBN 0-9686445-7-0 , pp. 558-559.

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SURNAME	Warren, baby boy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Warren, Robert Henry; Williams, Johnny (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American blues singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 13, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lake Providence , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH	July 1, 1977
Place of death	Detroit

[Harris-1] S. Harris: Blues Who's Who . Da Capo Press, New York 1981, ISBN 0-306-80155-8 , pp. 534-535.

[Russell-2] T. Russell, C. Smith: The Penguin guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books, London 2006, ISBN 0-140-51384-1 , p. 681.

[Allmusic-bio-3] Baby Boy Warren. On: allmusic.com (accessed May 26, 2010)

[Leadbitter-4] A ^b Les Fancourt, Bob McGrath: The Blues Discography 1943-1970. Eyeball Productions, West Vancouver 2006, ISBN 0-9686445-7-0 , pp. 558-559.