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Warren Zevon
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(1969 – 2003)
Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003), born in Chicago, Illinois, was a rock and roll musician and songwriter. He was noted for his offbeat, sardonic view of life which was reflected in his dark, sometimes humorous songs, which often incorporated political or historical themes.
He was born to a Russian Jewish father and a Mormon mother and soon moved to California. At the age of 12/13, Warren Zevon was a regular visitor to the home of Igor Stravinsky where he, along with Robert Craft, would study music.
He turned to a musical career early, including a stretch as part of a Sonny and Cher-type male/female duo called Lyme and Cybelle, and spent time as a session musician (notably as piano player for the Everly Brothers) and jingle composer. He wrote several songs for his White Whale label-mates the Turtles, though his participation in their recording is unknown. Another early composition (“She Quit Me”) was included in the soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy, released in 1969. His first attempt at a solo album, Wanted Dead or Alive (1969), did not fare well, and his second effort, Leaf in the Wind, was scrapped (though release was considered just prior to his death). In the early 70s he toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player and band leader/musical coordinator. His dissatisfaction with his career and the opportunities for a song-writer led him to move to Spain briefly, where he played in a small bar owned by a former mercenary. Together, they penned Zevon’s classic “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.”
He was born to a Russian Jewish father and a Mormon mother and soon moved to California. At the age of 12/13, Warren Zevon was a regular visitor to the home of Igor Stravinsky where he, along with Robert Craft, would study music.
He turned to a musical career early, including a stretch as part of a Sonny and Cher-type male/female duo called Lyme and Cybelle, and spent time as a session musician (notably as piano player for the Everly Brothers) and jingle composer. He wrote several songs for his White Whale label-mates the Turtles, though his participation in their recording is unknown. Another early composition (“She Quit Me”) was included in the soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy, released in 1969. His first attempt at a solo album, Wanted Dead or Alive (1969), did not fare well, and his second effort, Leaf in the Wind, was scrapped (though release was considered just prior to his death). In the early 70s he toured regularly with the Everly Brothers as keyboard player and band leader/musical coordinator. His dissatisfaction with his career and the opportunities for a song-writer led him to move to Spain briefly, where he played in a small bar owned by a former mercenary. Together, they penned Zevon’s classic “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.”
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mossblaze wrote:
heared just few but love it
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StanLeChinois wrote:
Greetings from Paris /France http://www.myspace.com/stanlechinois
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mrvchild wrote:
Boom boom mancini !
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Diotor wrote:
Excitable boy, they all said.
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iammart wrote:
lol, Lokari. Zevon is the man. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PR_rzF8ofw
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Lokari wrote:
Cocaines a hell of a drug.
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TheFishV2 wrote:
this picture of him is relatively badass
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ChrisJHutchins wrote:
One of the best! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrfiYAvdUuQ
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adrian-79 wrote:
Dude loves singing about monkeys
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Murphy_2112 wrote:
"For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer" has possibly the greatest opening lines ever written or recorded. The live version of "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" on Learning to Flinch is the greatest recording I've ever heard.
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d3vil0ck wrote:
for real
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d3vil0ck wrote:
this nigga right here
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zhism wrote:
My Shit's Fucked Up is a hell of a song. [2]
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WLDB wrote:
Yes it is.
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narut13 wrote:
My Shit's Fucked Up is a hell of a song. [1]
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SmilinSkullRing wrote:
My Shit's Fucked Up is a hell of a song.
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Mogul126 wrote:
For any Zevon fans out there that don't know, Jordan has allowed the Internet Archive to distribute unreleased live recordings of Warren's concerts. You can find them at http://www.archive.org/details/WarrenZevon
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WLDB wrote:
She was more popular than him at the time and if she sang one of his songs his star would rise a bit, and he'd get more money. She also did a few more of his songs over the years.
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ronviejo2 wrote:
Anybody ever wonder why Linda R. and Warren did "poor pitiful me" at the same time? They were singing about each other.
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trackaghost wrote:
The new main photo is fantastic.
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