Zevon’s most famous 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 third album, Excitable Boy (1978), whose title track is also well-known. He was known for the dark and somewhat bizarre sense of humor in his lyrics and added a mature but cynical edge to the era of New-Wave music. His unstable childhood as the son of a gangster affected him a lot in his later life.
the son of Beverly Cope (née Simmons) and William Zevon. 1974–1981)Īn American singer-songwriter whose poetic rock songs by turns hard-boiled, humorous, tough, and tender was acclaimed by critics and much admired by other songwriters, Warren Zevon was born on January 24, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, the U.S. Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, United States Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States Mastered at A&M Mastering Studios (Hollywood, California).Warren Zevon – American rock singer-songwriter and musician.Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals (9), choir vocals (11).
Becky Louis – backing vocals (9), choir vocals (11). Pat Henderson – backing vocals (9), choir vocals (11). Charles Veal – concertmaster (1, 9, 12), violin (2), viola (6). David Campbell – string arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 6, 9, 12). Peter Asher – handclaps (2), shaker (2, 8), tambourine, (2, 3), wood block (4), cowbell (8), backing vocals (8). Kenny Edwards – bass guitar (1–4, 6, 8–12), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7), mandolin (2), string arrangements (2), acoustic guitar (5), harmony vocals (5). Waddy Wachtel – electric guitar (3, 4, 6), acoustic guitar (5), "reggae" lead guitar (8). Clarence McDonald – acoustic piano (10). Andrew Gold – acoustic piano (1, 6, 9, 11, 12), organ (1, 3), ARP String Ensemble (1, 3), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 10), finger cymbal (1, 3), backing vocals (1, 2, ft 4, 7, 8), electric piano (2, 8), sleigh bells (2), handclaps (2), electric guitar (4, 9), bass guitar (5), harmony vocals (5), tambourine (6), lead guitar (8), rhythm guitar (8), cowbell (8), clavinet (12). Linda Ronstadt – lead vocals, backing vocals (1,2, 3, 8, 12), handclaps (4). It was also the second of four number 1 Country albums for her. Her third album to go platinum, Hasten Down the Wind spent several weeks in the top three of the Billboard album charts. The album also included two songs co-written by Ronstadt, including one in Spanish (her first recorded foray into Spanish music, more than a decade before she released her first fully-Spanish album). The album included a cover of a cover: "The Tattler" by Washington Phillips, which Ry Cooder had re-arranged for his 1974 album Paradise and Lunch. The album also showcased songs from artists such as Warren Zevon ("Hasten Down the Wind") and Karla Bonoff ("Someone to Lay Down Beside Me", US #42, Easy Listening #38), both of whom would soon be making a name for themselves in the singer-songwriter world. Hasten Down the Wind contained two major hit singles: Ronstadt's covers of Buddy Holly's " That'll Be the Day" (US Pop #11, Country #27) and her reworking of the late Patsy Cline's 1961 hit, " Crazy", reaching #6 on the US Country chart in early 1977. A more serious and poignant album than its predecessors, it won critical acclaim. It represented a slight departure from 1974's Heart Like a Wheel and 1975's Prisoner in Disguise in that she chose to showcase new songwriters over the traditional country rock sound she had been producing up to that point. The album earned her a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in 1977, her second of 13 Grammys. Ronstadt was the first female artist to accomplish this feat. Released in 1976, it became her third straight million-selling album. Hasten Down the Wind is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt.
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