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Warren Zevon
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American rock musician (1947–2003)
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Warren William Zevon was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. He performed rock, folk rock, hard rock, and blues music, playing the piano, voice, guitar, and harmonica. His career spanned from 1964 to 2003, during which he released records for Asylum Records, Imperial, Virgin Records, and Giant Records. He was a member of the group Hindu Love Gods and is noted for the work "Werewolves of London."
Zevon died in Los Angeles on September 7, 2003, from natural causes due to mesothelioma and lung cancer. He was a Russian American who spoke English as his native language. In addition to his musical roles, he is associated with acting in film databases.
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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
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1947
- Active to
- 2003
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 786,218
- Total plays
- 14,063,055
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Warren
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Werewolves of London
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Koch Entertainment
- Official website
- www.warrenzevon.com
- Image
- JayCubby's copy of late 1970s Warren Zevon gloss 8x10 press photo.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1947-01-24
- date of death
- 2003-09-07
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- Commons category
- Warren Zevon
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Russian Americans
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
- name in native language
- Warren William Zevon
- short name
- Warren Zevon
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