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,
Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) Australia, Reynolds was replaced by the fictional Mad Max. "Cadillac Ranch" has been covered by Rick Trevino and Status Quo. Status Quo's version was an outtake from album "Back to Back", and initially released on the 1999 album "Back to the Beginning". Rick Trevino's version appears on the compilation albums "NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open" (1995) and "Highway Fever: All Time Greatest Country Road Songs" (2006). Warren Zevon covered "Cadillac Ranch" during his 1982 tour and the song was featured in an MTV broadcast from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on October 1, 1982. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered