A sardonic balladeer with a noir sensibility, he turned tales of mercenaries, misfits, and misadventure into rock anthems laced with gallows humor. From the cult classic "Werewolves of London" to the poignant farewell "Keep Me in Your Heart," his songwriting fused literary depth with raw emotion.
Warren Zevon
A sardonic balladeer with a noir sensibility, he turned tales of mercenaries, misfits, and misadventure into rock anthems laced with gallows humor. From the cult classic "Werewolves of London" to the poignant farewell "Keep Me in Your Heart," his songwriting fused literary depth with raw emotion.
- Date of Birth
- January 24, 1947
- Active
- No
- Number of Album(s)
- 12
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