Known for his dry wit and acerbic lyrics, he was a guest numerous times on Late Night with David Letterman and the Late Show with David Letterman. in the blues rock outfit Hindu Love Gods. He briefly found a new audience in the 1980s by teaming up with members of R.E.M. 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. 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. Zevon's early music industry successes were found as a session musician, jingle composer, songwriter, touring musician, musical coordinator & bandleader. 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". 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". 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, whose title track is also well-known. Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. The Turtles lyme and cybelle Jorge Calderón Stevie Nicks Rock Bottom Remainders David Marks Widespread Panic CBS Orchestra Billy Bob Thornton Schmit Bob Dylan Joe Walsh Emmylou Harris Tom Petty The Eagles R.E.M. 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() White Whale Imperial Asylum Virgin Giant/Reprise/Warner Bros.
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