Is Warren ‘Lonnie’ James the new “King of Skiffle”? This here’s the story of the jazz and country-blues musician and entertainer who has been on the stage performing since he got his very first booking as an 8 year old boy – and the train hasn’t stopped since.
NEWS UPDATE 05/01/2023: We’re very proud to announce that Warren is now an official Tanglewood Guitars artist / brand ambassador – the first of 2023! He has been a loyal user of their British brand guitars for over a decade and we are so delighted to share his artist page which puts him alongside the likes of Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green and many other respected artistes at Tanglewood: http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/warren-james
From cruises, theatre and cabaret, to performances for the Royal Variety. Warren specialise in delivering nostalgia and fun whilst performing the magnificent songs of his hit parade heroes, including: Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Eddie Cochran, Joe Brown and most notably, Lonnie Donegan, to name a few.
“Warren gave us our monies worth in 10 minutes, the rest was FREE”
In addition to his solo career, he tours with a number of first class traditional jazz and blues show bands who feature the music of the 1920s and 1930s, such as: Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics, The Jake Leg Jug Band and The Lonnie Donegan Story. With each of these shows, Warren plays banjo and guitar, as well as being a featured vocalist.
As BBC Radio 2 said back in 2006 – “Keep your eyes open for Warren James, you will not be disappointed”
Warren 'Lonnie' James 