Warren Zevon Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. 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 also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Accidentally Like a Martyr", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita", and "Hasten Down the Wind". Along with his own work, he recorded or performed occasional covers,
Warren Zevon played Zevon's songs throughout the night. Zevon stated previously that his illness was expected to be terminal within months after diagnosis in late 2002. However, he lived to see the birth of twin grandsons in June 2003 and the release of "The Wind" on August 26, 2003. Owing in part to the first VH1 broadcasts of Nick Read's documentary "Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart", the album reached number 12 on the U.S. charts, Zevon's highest placement since "Excitable Boy". When his diagnosis became public, Zevon wryly told the media that he just hoped to live long enough to