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Darren Warren is an American country music singer and songwriter from Paducah, Kentucky.

Warren was only 16 years old when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. His doctor gravely pronounced a dire prognosis: Warren had less than a 50 percent chance of survival. His only real chance for survival was found at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Darren Warren started treatment at St. Jude on January 5, 1999. Over an almost three year period, he endured over 120 rounds of chemotherapy. In 2001, Warren was diagnosed as cancer free.

“There are things that come at you that are stumbling blocks.,” Warren shared with an interviewer. “If we can take them and make them stepping stones, we can help more people and do things to change people’s lives.”

In August, 2011, Darren Warren celebrated a milestone: 10 years in remission from non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.

“Going back to St. Jude with my guitar to meet the patients and sing songs like ”Old McDonald Had a Farm“ might sound small to a lot of people,” Warren reflects. “But to me, that’s what it’s all about.”

After overcoming cancer, Warren set his sights on another challenge: conquering the airwaves of country music as a performing songwriter. So far, he has shared the stage with Vince Gill, Travis Tritt, Emerson Drive, among others. Warren has also journeyed across the country sharing his story and his music. He participated in St. Jude’s Country Cares for Kids, a radiothon focused in raising awareness and drumming support for the highly regarded medical center.

Darren Warren’s CD “Cowboy Up and Party Down” was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee and produced by industry veteran Doug Grau. Grau is credited with producing the legendary Statler Brothers, as well as popular stand-up acts Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall. Darren Warren plans to release his next single, “The Way God Made Me,” in June, 2012.