If one rewinds the clock to 2003-2004, barely over a decade ago, she could make the argument that Zevon’s time for appreciation was realized. When I wrote about Zevon’s 1978 breakthrough LP Excitable Boy earlier this year for its 40th anniversary, one commenter mused, “I’ve always wondered why Zevon never received the recognition he deserved.” The first and so far only academic volume on Zevon’s music, George Plasketes’ Desperado of Los Angeles (which I reviewed for PopMatters), routinely augments its excellent close readings of Zevon’s lyrics with the exuberant language of fandom, which Plasketes admits was inevitable, given his passion for Zevon’s work. The primary Zevon Facebook fan community sports the imperative title, “Induct Warren Zevon Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame”. Nearly every sentence written about Zevon since his fatal case of mesothelioma took him from the world drips with a sense of injustice, a sense that he never got his proper due. To write about Warren Zevon after his 2003 death, it seems, is to do the work of hagiography. ∙ Zevon won two Grammys for 2003’s The Wind, including Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, for “Disorder in the House,” a duet with Bruce Springsteen.-Warren Zevon, “Genius” (from My Ride’s Here, 2002) ∙ He filled in as host or bandleader on David Letterman’s late-night TV show numerous times, and during a 2002 appearance he shared memorable life advice: “Enjoy every sandwich.” released a 1990 album of covers, landing an Alternative radio hit with their take on Prince’s “Raspberry Beret.” ∙ Under the name Hindu Love Gods, Zevon and three members of R.E.M. 8 on Billboard’s Pop chart and producing the hit “Werewolves of London.” ∙ The Jackson Browne-produced 1978 LP Excitable Boy was his highest-charting album, reaching No. ∙ His fame grew after Linda Ronstadt cut several of his songs, including “Hasten Down the Wind”-the title track of her Grammy-winning 1976 LP-and “Carmelita.” ∙ In the early 1970s, he served as band leader and touring keyboardist for The Everly Brothers and also contributed songwriting and arrangements to several Phil Everly solo albums. ∙ With his duo lyme & cybelle, Zevon had a minor Billboard Pop chart hit in 1966 with the song “Follow Me,” which was produced by sunshine-pop icon Bones Howe. The late Warren Zevon was a singer-songwriter and musician known for his wry, cynical, and often self-deprecating lyrics.
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