Warren Evans

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Warren Evans (* 1910, † 1959 in New York City ) was an American jazz - and rhythm & blues - singer ( baritone ).

Live and act

Evans was a vocalist in pianist Buddy Johnson's band in the 1940s , featured in titles such as "Deep Down in the Miz", "I Done Found Out" and "My Lonely Cabin". With “Baby, Don't You Cry” (Decca 8632) Johnson / Evans were also successful in the American charts. He also appeared in a soundie with the ballad "I Miss You So"; In 1944 he was a guest at the Apollo Theater in New York . Accompanied by a studio band in which u. a. Dick Vance , Benny Morton , Joe Eldridge , Lem Johnson , Sammy Price , Everett Barksdale , Billy Taylor and Harold Doc West , he took part in National a. a. the Cecil Gant song "I Wonder" with the B-side "Gone at Dawn" on; the 78 hit # 6 on the Billboard charts ( Race Records ) in February 1945 . Another studio session followed in March 1945, during which four titles were created for Decca Records , such as " In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning " and "Mad About You"; he was accompanied by Sammy Price and His Orchestra, u. a. with Freddie Webster and Harold "Doc" West. In 1949 he was engaged as a band vocalist with Skip Hall and His Band ("I Still Love You" / "So Deep in Love"). Between 1941 and 1949, he was involved in six recording sessions in the field of jazz.

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Notes and individual references

  1. ^ Jet April 16, 1959
  2. ↑ Larry Birnbaum Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll . 2013, page 178
  3. ↑ Larry Richards: African American Films Through 1959 . Jefferson (NC), McFarland & Co., 2005
  4. ↑ Cheryl M. Willis: Tappin 'at the Apollo: The African American Female Tap Dance Duo Salt and Pepper . Jefferson (NC): McFarland & Co., 2016
  5. ^ Billboard, February 17, 1945
  6. ↑ Skip Hall's band consisted of Buck Clayton (tp), George Stevenson (tb), Vincent Bair-Bey (as), Buddy Tate (ts) Dave McRae (bar), Skip Hall (p, arr), Walter Page (kb) and Herbie Lovelle (dr).
  7. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 12, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Evans, Warren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz and rhythm & blues singer (baritone)
DATE OF BIRTH around 1910
DATE OF DEATH 1959
Place of death New York City