Warren Zevon
| Warren Zevon |
1978 press photo of Zevon
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Warren William Zevon |
| Also known as |
Sandy Zevon
Stephen Lyme |
| Born |
(1947-01-24)January 24, 1947
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died |
September 7, 2003(2003-09-07) (aged 56)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres |
Rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, blues rock
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| Occupation(s) |
Songwriter, musician |
| Instruments |
Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica |
| Years active |
1965–2003 |
| Labels |
White Whale, Imperial, Asylum, Virgin, Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros., Artemis, Koch Entertainment
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| Associated acts |
CBS Orchestra, Billy Bob Thornton, Jackson Browne, David Lindley, Waddy Wachtel, Bruce Springsteen, Dwight Yoakam, Hindu Love Gods, Linda Ronstadt, The Everly Brothers, Don Everly, Phil Everly, Richie Hayward, Jack Casady, Chick Corea, Jerry Garcia, David Gilmour, Neil Young, Don Henley, George Clinton, Timothy B. Schmit, Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty, The Eagles, R.E.M., The Turtles, lyme and cybelle, Jorge Calderón, Stevie Nicks, Rock Bottom Remainders, David Marks, Widespread Panic
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| Website |
warrenzevon.com |
Sandy Zevon
Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.
Zevon's compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Johnny Strikes Up the Band", all of which are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978). Zevon also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Accidentally Like a Martyr", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita", and "Hasten Down the Wind".
Along with his own compositions, Zevon recorded or performed occasional covers, including Allen Toussaint's "A Certain Girl", Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan". He was a frequent guest on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman. Letterman later performed guest vocals on "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)" with Paul Shaffer and members of the CBS Orchestra on Zevon's album My Ride's Here.
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