Warren Storm
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Birth name | Warren Schexnider |
Born | February 18, 1937 |
Origin | Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | September 7, 2021 | (aged 84)
Genres | Swamp pop, country |
Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals |
Years active | 1956–2021 |
Labels | Nasco, Jin, Rocko, Zynn, Top Rank, Dot, Sincere, Teardrop, La Louisianne, Premier, Showtime, Starflite, etc. |
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Background and career
Born Warren Schexnider on February 18, 1937, in Leroy, Louisiana,[1] he moved to nearby Abbeville, Louisiana, to attend first grade. Storm learned to play drums and guitar from his father, a Cajun musician. In the early 1950s, he began to perform publicly with Larry Brasso and the Rhythmaires.
Around this time he befriended fellow Abbeville musician Bobby Charles, and the two would travel to New Orleans to hear black rhythm and blues artists in the local nightclubs, particularly Fats Domino and drummers Earl Palmer and Charles "Hungry" Williams.[1] These visits to New Orleans greatly influenced Storm's musical tastes and his own drumming style. Storm cites New Orleans rhythm and blues musician Charles "Hungry" Williams as a major drumming influence.
In 1956, Storm founded his own rhythm and blues/early
Over the following years Storm recorded swamp pop music for numerous labels, including Rocko, Zynn, American Pla-Boy, Top Rank, and Dot. In the early 1960s he teamed up with fellow swamp pop musicians Rod Bernard and Skip Stewart to form The Shondells, performing with the group and cutting tracks on the La Louisianne label until The Shondells disbanded around 1970.
Meanwhile, Storm released songs on several more labels, including ATCO, Sincere, and Teardrop, and, later, Premier, Showtime, Starflite, and Jin, among others. It was during this period that Storm recorded two more regional favorites, "Lord I Need Somebody Bad Tonight" and "My House of Memories".
During the 1980s and '90s, Storm appeared as a regular house musician at several south Louisiana danceclubs, and in 1989 recorded the Cajun Born
Resurgence of popularity
Around 2000, Storm experienced a resurgence in popularity when he joined the Lil' Band of Gold, an all-star south Louisiana band that included, among others, guitarist
On September 5, 2010, during his performance at the "Boogie for the Bayou" fundraiser event at Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana, Storm was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Storm died on September 7, 2021, at the age of 84.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0807169322.
- ^ Abbeville native, Swamp Pop legend Warren Storm dies, Katc.com
- Shane K. Bernard, Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1996) ISBN 0-87805-876-1
- John Broven, South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous (Gretna, La.: Pelican, 1983) ISBN 9780882893006
External links
- Warren Storm discography at Discogs
- Warren Storm at IMDb