
The
Musicians Unification Fund
Presents
a Tribute
to
Little
Sonny Warner
1966
BEEN SO LONG * SONNY WARNER * CHECKER
1151 * USA


Little Sonny Warner at Falls
Church City Park in July 2003 at what was one of his last public performances.
He passed away April 13,
2007.
The Falls Church VA native was
vocalist on Big Jay McNeely's "There is Something on your Mind."
Heywood
'Little Sonny' Warner passed on Friday, April 13, 2007
The Falls Church native was a valet for Lloyd Price for a time and then as a
teenager joined
Big
Jay McNeely on the stage at the legendary Evan's Grille in Forestville. Not long
after
that
Sonny joined Big Jay on the West Coast where he was the honker's primary
vocalist for
about
four years, making musical history on McNeely's classic original,
"There
is Something
on
Your Mind,"
a classic covered and reworked by such other singers as Bobby Marchan,
James
Cotton, Little Johnny Taylor and others over the years. The original recording
was a
gold
record which was literally split between Big Jay & Little Sonny.
Sonny's
main influence is Ray Charles and some of Sonny's vocals on the Big Jay
"Live at
Birdland"
(Seattle) recording show this side of his music the best.
After
leaving Big Jay in the late fifties he returned to the DC area and was a regular
part of
the
area's scene making a few more recordings including a soulful "Bellbottom
Blues," and
always
had a mix of music from his time with Big Jay, from Brother Ray's songbook as
well
as
more recent stuff in his repertoire. He played the DC Blues Festival several
times, was
regularly
featured until a few years ago at lamont's and the late Marcia Selko reunited
Big
Jay
& Sonny at a Hot August Blues in the mid-90s, the only time the two ever
shared the
stage
since Sonny had left Jay four decades earlier.
June 1,
2007
All
D.C. Maryland, and the Virginia area musicians will join in on a tribute
commemorating and honoring the illustrious career of Little Sonny Warner to show
our appreciation and love for his family and to the many years he bestowed his
exceptional stage presence
and excellent music and performances on us.
With
Musical Performances By
All
Performances Begin at 8 P.M.
at
Lamonts
Entertainment Complex
4400
Livingston Rd.
Pomonkey,
Md.20640
$10.00
Donation at the gate
Directions:
Beltway Rt. 95 to exit 3A...
Indianhead
Hwy. Rt. 210 south left on Rt.227 to Rt. 224, 2 miles on the left, or Rt. 301
south to LaPlata to Rt.225 right on Rt.224
To
contribute and learn more about the
Musicians
Unification Fund
Contact
: Jackie Lee at
(202)
488-4580

The
Musicians Unification Fund
Presents
a Tribute
to
Little
Sonny Warner
1966
BEEN SO LONG * SONNY WARNER * CHECKER
1151 * USA


Little Sonny Warner at Falls
Church City Park in July 2003 at what was one of his last public performances.
He passed away April 13,
2007.
The Falls Church VA native was
vocalist on Big Jay McNeely's "There is Something on your Mind."
Heywood
'Little Sonny' Warner passed on Friday, April 13, 2007
The Falls Church native was a valet for Lloyd Price for a time and then as a
teenager joined
Big
Jay McNeely on the stage at the legendary Evan's Grille in Forestville. Not long
after
that
Sonny joined Big Jay on the West Coast where he was the honker's primary
vocalist for
about
four years, making musical history on McNeely's classic original,
"There
is Something
on
Your Mind,"
a classic covered and reworked by such other singers as Bobby Marchan,
James
Cotton, Little Johnny Taylor and others over the years. The original recording
was a
gold
record which was literally split between Big Jay & Little Sonny.
Sonny's
main influence is Ray Charles and some of Sonny's vocals on the Big Jay
"Live at
Birdland"
(Seattle) recording show this side of his music the best.
After
leaving Big Jay in the late fifties he returned to the DC area and was a regular
part of
the
area's scene making a few more recordings including a soulful "Bellbottom
Blues," and
always
had a mix of music from his time with Big Jay, from Brother Ray's songbook as
well
as
more recent stuff in his repertoire. He played the DC Blues Festival several
times, was
regularly
featured until a few years ago at lamont's and the late Marcia Selko reunited
Big
Jay
& Sonny at a Hot August Blues in the mid-90s, the only time the two ever
shared the
stage
since Sonny had left Jay four decades earlier.
June 1,
2007
All
D.C. Maryland, and the Virginia area musicians will join in on a tribute
commemorating and honoring the illustrious career of Little Sonny Warner to show
our appreciation and love for his family and to the many years he bestowed his
exceptional stage presence
and excellent music and performances on us.
With
Musical Performances By
All
Performances Begin at 8 P.M.
at
Lamonts
Entertainment Complex
4400
Livingston Rd.
Pomonkey,
Md.20640
$10.00
Donation at the gate
Directions:
Beltway Rt. 95 to exit 3A...
Indianhead
Hwy. Rt. 210 south left on Rt.227 to Rt. 224, 2 miles on the left, or Rt. 301
south to LaPlata to Rt.225 right on Rt.224
To
contribute and learn more about the
Musicians
Unification Fund
Contact
: Jackie Lee at
(202)
488-4580