Warren Daly
Warren Daly | |
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| Born | 22 August 1943 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Drummer, bandleader |
| Website | www |
Warren Daly OAM (born 22 August 1943 in Sydney)[1] is an Australian jazz musician. He was co-founder of the Daly-Wilson Big Band, named after Daly and trombonist/arranger Ed Wilson, and formed in 1968. In 1975, with corporate sponsorship, the band toured internationally including the Soviet Union. It has been described as "Australia's most commercially successful jazz orchestra".[2]
Following a later split with Wilson, Daly formed the Warren Daly Big Band.[3]
In his early career, he was a drummer in a series of pop groups, including the Sydney based 'The Steeds', alongside David Johnstone, which performed primarily at Police Boys Clubs around Sydney.[4][5] Later he was able to visit the USA where he worked with distinguished artists such as Buddy De Franco.[1]
In the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours, Daly was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) "for service to music as band leader and drummer".[6][7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Warren Daly Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic.
- ↑ "Daly Wilson Big Band on Apple Music". Apple Music.
- ↑ "Slight shift in emphasis for Jazz at the Cross". Canberra Times. 7 February 1984.
- ↑ Baker, Ainslie (22 August 1962). "The Steeds are over the first hurdle". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 12. Australia, Australia. p. 11 (Teenagers Weekly). Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ OH222 - David Johnstone interviewed by John Langworthy, 31 January-2 February 2014. Australian Queer Archives. 2 February 2014. p. 15.
- ↑ "THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY 1991 HONOURS". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Special. No. S148. Australia. 10 June 1991. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 June 1991. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.