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Jazz Musician Chooses Teaching Over Road Life
James Warren, Gauley Bridge High School music director and teacher, contrasts a 29 year career with a past touring life alongside Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstein, Louis Jordan and Billie Holiday. He values teaching, misses the road only for the experiences, and notes his students’ growth as the reward. Warren began piano at eight in Barney, Fayette County, and now commutes from Mount to Gauley Bridge daily, missing only one day in 22 years.
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James Warren
Gauley Bridge
Count Basie
Billy Eckstein
Sarah Vaughan
Louis Jordan
Billie Holliday
Warren
Gauley Bridge High School
Tve
Simmons High
Dey
Are Ee
Falls View Elementary
Central State University
Wilberforce
Ohio
Frank Foster
Jimmy Wilkins
Central State
Count
Basie
Nat King Cole
Indianapolis
Ind
Dayton
Baltimore
Billie Boece
Oie
Mount
Lion’s Club
Tye
Fayette County