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Warren Daly was born on August 22, 1943 in Sydney, Australia. Early in his career, he visited the United States where he worked with distinguished artists, among them Buddy De Franco.

He co-founder of the Daly-Wilson Big Band with trombonist/arranger Ed Wilson in 1968. In 1975 with corporate sponsorship, the band toured internationally including the Soviet Union. With the band splitting up, Warren formed the Warren Daly Big Band.

In the 1991 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Daly was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) “for service to music as band leader and drummer”.

Drummer Warren Daly continues to perform and record.

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