“Her voice is like the California weather, filled with sunlight. But there’s an earthquake behind it.” – Leonard Cohen

JENNIFER WARNES A True American Treasure

By Jane Waide

The sound of Jennifer Warnes’ voice is myself energetically resonant with certain Her face and voice are instantly recognizable immediately recognizable and absolutely situations and I just fall into them...the alongside Bonnie Raitt and K.D. Lang on unmistakable. As a two-time Grammy Smothers Brothers was one of them. I the video and CD “Roy Orbison and Friends: Award winner for her duets with Joe stepped up, I sang, they said you’re in! I A Black and White Night.” With an Cocker on “Up Where We Belong,” and hung out with the most intelligent, impressive array of albums and CD’s that Bill Medley, on “(I’ve Had) The Time of My beautiful people.” have sold in the millions, Warnes plays to Life,” Warnes voice, style and talent “sold-out” venues whenever and wherever During the 70’s Warnes was a recognizable continue to defy categorization and genre. she tours. member of a talented array of musicians, Some of her earliest performances were such as Joan Baez and Maria Muldaur, in the late 60’s as a regular member of an In March of 2011, she performed along - who shared center stage in Mimi Farina’s amazing ensemble of burgeoning artists, side her friend Jackson Browne and a host Bread & Roses Concerts. performers and creative thinkers who of other musical luminaries, in a benefit appeared on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Warnes twice toured throughout Europe concert held in Tucson Arizona. The pro - Hour. Regarding this time period, Warnes with poet and lyricist Leonard Cohen, a ceeds of which were directed to the Fund shared that she had a gift for being in the time that she refers to as a “real eye- for Civility, Respect and Understanding. right place at the right time; “I always find opener.” Continued Next Page

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