Her voice is like the California weather, filled with sunlight. But theres an earthquake behind it.

Leonard Cohen

JENNIFER WARNES A True American Treasure

By Jane Waide

The sound of Jennifer Warnes voice is immediately recognizable and absolutely unmistakable. As a two-time Grammy Award winner for her duets with Joe Cocker on Up Where We Belong, and Bill Medley, on (Ive Had) The Time of My Life, Warnes voice, style and talent continue to defy categorization and genre. Some of her earliest performances were in the late 60s as a regular member of an amazing ensemble of burgeoning artists, performers and creative thinkers who appeared on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Regarding this time period, Warnes shared that she had a gift for being in the right place at the right time; I always nd

myself energetically resonant with certain situations and I just fall into them...the Smothers Brothers was one of them. I stepped up, I sang, they said youre in! I hung out with the most intelligent, beautiful people. During the 70s Warnes was a recognizable member of a talented array of musicians, such as Joan Baez and Maria Muldaur, who shared center stage in Mimi Farinas Bread & Roses Concerts. Warnes twice toured throughout Europe with poet and lyricist Leonard Cohen, a time that she refers to as a real eyeopener.

Her face and voice are instantly recognizable alongside Bonnie Raitt and K.D. Lang on the video and CD Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night. With an impressive array of albums and CDs that have sold in the millions, Warnes plays to sold-out venues whenever and wherever she tours. In March of 2011, she performed alongside her friend Jackson Browne and a host of other musical luminaries, in a benet concert held in Tucson Arizona. The proceeds of which were directed to the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding.
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