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Warren Zevon

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American rock musician (1947-2003)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1947 to 2003 · aged 56
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Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known.

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Zevon in Heidelberg as the opener for Jackson Browne in 1976. He toured solo.Zevon in Heidelberg as the opener for Jackson Browne in 1976. He toured solo.Country rock musician Linda Ronstadt helped popularize Zevon's songs in the 1970s.Country rock musician Linda Ronstadt helped popularize Zevon's songs in the 1970s.Comedian and TV host David Letterman was credited by Zevon as "being the best friend my music ever had".[5]Comedian and TV host David Letterman was credited by Zevon as "being the best friend my music ever had".[5]Friend Jackson Browne reunited with Zevon for his final albumFriend Jackson Browne reunited with Zevon for his final album

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Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita" and "Hasten Down the Wind". Per The New York Times, "Mr. Zevon had a pulp-fiction imagination" which yielded "terse, action-packed, gallows-humored tales that could sketch an entire screenplay in four minutes and often had death as a punchline. But there was also vulnerability and longing in Mr. Zevon's ballads, like 'Mutineer,' 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' and 'Hasten Down the Wind'."

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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deceased
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Lived 1947 to 2003 · aged 56
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