Warren Floyd
Folk / Folk Rock / Acoustic
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"I wanted to be a doctor. My mom made me do this."
Littleton, Colorado
United States
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| Member Since | 4/5/2007 | | Band Website | warrenfloyd.com | | Band Members | Warren - guitars, vocals /
Rusty St. George - drums, vocals /
Bo Bullinger - bass, vocals | | Influences | '50's -'60's Folk Rock and Rock & Roll, The British Invasion, Motown, '70's Country and Country Rock. The Beatles, Donovan, John B Sebastian, The Doors, Johnny Rivers, The Byrds, Van Morrison, Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Michael Nesmith, Jackson Browne, Poco, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Gary Stewart, Mickey Newbury. | | Sounds Like | Warren 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 show 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.”
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I wish I wrote songs as nice as yours! Keep it up.
John McEuen - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Just wanted to thank you again for a wonderful time last night. We all really enjoyed your music. You gave me much more than I bargained for. Have I said yet how great you were?
Blair - Private Concert Hostess, Denver Colorado
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The concert with you and John McEuen was fantastic, even better than last year. Your show is one of the most entertaining that we have ever booked. Everyone is still talking about what a great time they had.
Jeff Campbell, High Plains Arts Council, Sidney Ne | | Record Label | unsigned | | Type of Label | Major |
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| About Warren Floyd |
Daddy, Are we There Yet?, the new recording from Warren Floyd, is now available, featuring original songs and a few written by some of my favorite Denver songwriters. It also features performances by John McEuen and Jimmie Fadden of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album was mixed by Tom Anderson, who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Sly & The Family Stone, Van Morrison, Hoyt Axton and others.
Also available is Tired & Decaffeinated, the album by Floyd & Baker, featuring original tunes plus tunes by Jimmie Fadden (of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) and Jon Ims (who has written for Reba McIntyre, Trisha Yearwood, The Dixie Chicks).
Contact me to order either or both CD's.
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Warren has appeared on concert bills and stages with John McEuen, Poco, Richie Havens (the opening act at Woodstock), Eric Burdon (The Animals / War and member of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame), Donovan, The Marshall Tucker Band, Doug Kershaw, Doc Watson, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield / Poco and member of The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame), David Bromberg, Bonnie Raitt, The Bellamy Brothers, Helen Reddy, John Denver, Asleep at The Wheel, Mason Williams, Leo Kottke, Leon Russell, The Mavericks, Dave Mason (Traffic), Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield / Poco / Loggins & Messina and member of The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame), The Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Arlo Guthrie, Michael Martin Murphey, Steve Goodman, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, John Hartford, and others.
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Warren Floyd discovered America August 1, 1952 in a Texas farmhouse he helped his father build. By the age of twelve he was playing piano, guitar and saxophone, and singing in the church choir. 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.
In 1973 he began working with bands in Texas and Louisiana and he moved to Colorado in 1979. In the early '80's Warren spent a few months each year touring with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Chick Corea and The Little River Band working on the production crews as stage manager and lighting director.
His work with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band led to performances with them in Anchorage, Alaska and at Michael Martin Murphey's West Fest, plus numerous concerts with John McEuen, including The Rocky Mountain Opry shows at Red Rocks featuring Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Russell, Donovan, Doc Watson, David Bromberg, The Bellamy Brothers, Steve Goodman, Asleep at the Wheel, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, John Hartford, Leo Kottke, Mason Williams and others; and opening for The Marshall Tucker Band. Other shows include concerts with Kenny Rankin, Russell Smith (The Amazing Rhythm Aces) and Eric Burdon (The Animals / War).
From 1984-1986 Warren was co-producer of Cominatcha Live, the local cable television series which featured local and national artists. From 1986-1988 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. Warren & Eric opened concerts for Dave Mason, The Beat Farmers, Jim Messina (Buffalo Springfield / Poco / Loggins & Messina), The Mavericks, Eric Burdon (The Animals / War), Richie Havens, John McEuen & Jimmy Ibbotson (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), Poco and were joined on stage by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Richie Furay (founding member of Buffalo Springfield and Poco).
Warren, a former high school graduate (Our Lady of The Homecoming Queen), also plays bass, harmonica, kazoo, accordion, autoharp, washboard, and various implements of percussion.
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