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Warner E. Hodges (guitarist) June 4, 1959 - Wurtzburg, Germany.
His parents, Edgar and Blanche, were part of a USO touring country outfit, so one assumes they were either stationed there or playing around there at the time when he was born. Warner played drums in the country bands his parents frequented from the time he was twelve. He credits an AC/DC show in 1973, with their original lead singer Bon Scott, as a catalyzing event to entice him to learn the guitar. By age fifteen, Warner was a regular guitarist in many of the bands with whom his parents toured. Warner became interested in punk and hard rock after 1976, and he experimented with different styles of rock guitar while acquiring country styles as well.
In the 60's the Hodges settled in Nashville, TN where Warner grew up. His early Nashville bands such as the Electric Boys and the Purple Giraffes were high-octane rock outfits. Influences on Warner and these bands were Kiss, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Jimi Hendrix, and other hard rockers, as well as more mainstream artists like early Elvis, Little Richard, and classic rockers such as the Rolling Stones and CCR. Warner has described the Electric Boys, which Jeff Johnson played in, as very similar to Green Day.
Warner decided to become a full-time musician in 1980. When Hodges went to the Jason and the Scorchers show in 1981, he saw a kindred spirit in Jason Ringenberg. Once Hodges joined Jason and the Scorchers, and Perry Baggs and Jeff Johnson were backing them up as the rhythm section, rock had two mesmerizing showmen together on a common mission.
Warner's breathtaking guitar ability sets him apart from the start. He has a bag of tricks ready for anyone willing to be thrilled: he will spin in place in the middle of a song, jump around the stage recklessly, spin his guitar over his shoulder, all the while grinning gleefully at the world, as if he were having the time of his life.
After Jason and the Scorchers broke up in 1990, Warner moved to Los Angeles and worked in the video business. He played with Iggy Pop and Roscoe's Gang, but by 1992 had stopped playing guitar altogether.
In early 1993 Jason and the Scorchers went on tour again. Warner had become sober, and his playing on 1995's "A Blazing Grace" and "Clear Impetuous Morning" in 1996 re-affirmed his status as one of the most powerful guitarists alive. .
Warner settled in suburban Nashville in 1999, now married to Deborah. He manages his own construction business. .
In 2003 he and fellow guitarist Todd "Todzilla" Austin formed the Band Disciples of Loud..
To learn more about Jason & The Scorchers visit:.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_and_the_Scorchers
