Warren Zevon
Sign in to saveAmerican rock musician (1947–2003)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947-01-24
- Died
- 2003-09-07
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Transverse City [IMPORT]
- The Warren Zevon Guitar Songbook (Guitar Songbook Edition) (Guitar Songbooks)
- Wind
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Film & TV
Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Warren William Zevon (/ˈziːvɒn/; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) 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…
Known for
- Mutineer2025
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2025
- Movie Themes at the BBC — Self2023
- Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection2005
- Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart — Himself2003
- South of Heaven, West of Hell — Babcock2000
- Suddenly Susan — Warren Zevon1996
- The Larry Sanders Show — Warren Zevon1992
- Dream On — Warren Zevon1990
- She's Having a Baby — Warren Zevon (uncredited)1988
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 786,218
- Total plays
- 14,063,055
Tags
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Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 - September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his unique and sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes. Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known musicians, including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. His best-known compositions include "Werewolves of London" <a href="h
Key dates
- Born
- 24 January 1947
- Died
- 7 September 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues rock
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Categories
1947 births2003 deaths20th-century American keyboardists20th-century American male singers20th-century American male writers20th-century American singer-songwriters21st-century American keyboardists21st-century American singer-songwriters21st-century American writersAmerican baritonesAmerican male singer-songwritersAmerican people of Russian-Jewish descent