Warren William Zevon (/ˈziË vÉ'n/; January 24, 1947 â€" September 7,
2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.Warren
William Zevon (/ˈziË vÉ'n/; January 24, 1947 â€" September 7, 2003)
was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician.Zevon's most
famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and
Money", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", all of which are
featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), whose title track
is also well-known. He 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 work, he recorded or performed occasional covers,
including Allen Toussaint's "A Certain Girl", Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on
Heaven's Door", Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan", Steve
Winwood's "Back in the High Life Again", and Prince's "Raspberry
Beret".Zevon's early music industry successes were found as a session
musician, jingle composer, songwriter, touring musician, musical
coordinator & bandleader. Despite all this, Zevon struggled to break
through in his solo career until his music was performed by Linda
Ronstadt, beginning with her 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind. This
launched a cult following that lasted 25 years, with Zevon making
occasional returns to album and single charts until his death from
cancer in 2003. He briefly found a new audience in the 1980s by
teaming up with members of R.E.M. in the blues rock outfit Hindu Love
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