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Mervyn Warren


Born:
February 29, 1964, Huntsville, Alabama
2020 Inductee

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 A Huntsville native, five-time Grammy winner and 10-time Grammy nominee Mervyn Warren is a highly accomplished film and TV composer, record producer, arranger, songwriter/lyricist, pianist and vocalist. Equally adept at various styles, Warren’s work spans several genres. His numerous production credits include pop, R&B, jazz and country and include work with Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men, Barbara Streisand, Rascal Flatts, Chicago, Queen Latifah, Al Jarreau and Faith Hill and many more.

He has composed scores for several feature films including The Wedding Planner, A Walk To Remember and The Preacher’s Wife. He has written arrangements for Quincy Joes, David Foster, the late Arif Mardin and many others.

He was a founding member of Take 6, the acapella sextet that originated in Huntsville and took the world by storm in 1988, The band won four Grammy Awards, six Dover Awards, two Stellar Awards and the Soul Train Award. He left the group in 1991 to pursue a career as a producer, songwriter, arranger and film composer.

Warren lives in Los Angeles, California where his career continues to thrive. 

Mervyn performing at the 2020 Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Mervyn performing at the 2020 Alabama Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony