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Rock musician best known for his hit Werewolves of London.

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  • Warren Zevon
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  • Rock musician best known for his hit Werewolves of London.
  • Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was a Grammy-award winning American rock/folk singer-songwriter and musician noted for weaving his offbeat, sardonic view of life into his music, composing dark, sometimes humorous songs often laced with political or historical themes. Along with his own compositions Zevon recorded an occasional cover, including Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan". He was a frequent guest on The David Letterman Show and substituted for bandleader Paul Schaffer on occasion.
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  • Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was a Grammy-award winning American rock/folk singer-songwriter and musician noted for weaving his offbeat, sardonic view of life into his music, composing dark, sometimes humorous songs often laced with political or historical themes. Zevon's best-known compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Johnny Strikes Up The Band", all of which are featured on his 1978 release, Excitable Boy. Other well known Zevon songs include "Accidentally Like a Martyr", "Mutineer" and "Mohammad's Radio". Along with his own compositions Zevon recorded an occasional cover, including Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan". He was a frequent guest on The David Letterman Show and substituted for bandleader Paul Schaffer on occasion.
  • Rock musician best known for his hit Werewolves of London.
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