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by C. M. Kushins


  Simmons, Ellsworth Blythe, 7, 10, 11–12

  Simmons, Helen Nicholson Cope, 7, 10, 11–12

  Simmons, Warren Cope, 10, 11

  Simms, Frank, 265

  Simon, Paul, 25, 138

  Sinatra, Nancy, 53

  singing voice, Warren’s self-consciousness about, 189

  “The Sin” (Zevon), 157

  sitar on “Bad Karma,” 235, 236

  Sklar, Leland, appearances on Warren’s recordings, 89, 130, 131, 132, 136, 137–138, 142, 168, 226, 237

  Slade, Sean, 313–315

  Slash (musician), 343

  Slater, Andrew

  as co-producer, 224–229, 239, 252–253, 254, 259, 305

  demos for Warren and, 212–214

  Ginsberg and, 223, 224

  hindu love gods and, 269–270

  Millennium Paranoia Tour and, 265

  PR savvy of, 217, 218

  relationship with Warren, 209–211, 219–220, 271–272

  Virgin Records deal and, 222

  Wallflowers and, 233, 357–358

  on Warren’s obsessive-compulsive disorder, 243

  Young and, 292

  Smith, Joe, 72, 95, 102, 105, 111, 145, 196

  Smith, Joseph, 10

  Smith, Patti, 300

  Snyder, Noah Scot, 324–325, 337, 342–343, 348

  Sobriety, Warren and, 150, 209, 219–220, 222, 247, 272

  solo performances/tours, 163, 245

  in 1985 and 1986, 214–219

  in European after being dropped by Elektra/Asylum, 200–203

  Life At Least Tour, 182–183, 191–195

  to promote Life’ll Kill Ya, 317–318

  review of, 289–290

  Warren on, 284–285

  See also live performances

  Song Noir, 257

  songwriting

  Warren as house songwriter, 22–23, 24, 28, 42, 51

  Warren’s insistence on sole credit, 23

  Warren’s royalties as songwriter, 29–30

  Sound Factory, 87, 96, 276, 277

  “The Sound of Silence” (Simon), 25

  Sounds (magazine), 98, 175

  soundtracks, Warren’s inclusion on film, 37, 39, 106, 263, 280, 294, 356

  South, Joe, 57

  Souther, J. D., 41, 81, 84, 113, 279, 357

  appearances on Warren’s recordings, 64, 142, 172, 262

  collaborations with Warren, 215, 310

  visit to Warren in Philadelphia, 203, 205, 233

  “Southern Man” (Young), 135–136

  Southern Rock genre, Warren and, 135–136

  “So You Wanna Be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star” (Byrds), 236

  Spice Girls (band), 309

  Spillane, Mickey, 104

  spiritualism, Warren and, 307

  “Splendid Isolation” (Zevon), 253, 259, 265–266, 267

  sports-inspired compositions, 138–139, 229–232

  Springsteen, Bruce, 72, 73, 108, 194, 232, 260–261

  appearances on Warren’s recordings, 342–343

  collaboration with Warren, 137–138, 146

  cover of “My Ride’s Here,” 354

  on “Disorder in the House,” 242–243, 353

  Nelson and, 74, 104

  Warren’s admiration for, 80, 279

  Squire, Billy, 188

  “Stand in the Fire” (Zevon), 157

  Stand in the Fire (Zevon live album), 156–159, 160, 220, 286, 299

  Star Spangled Springer (Phil Everly), 57

  “Steady Rain” (Zevon), 40

  Steel, George, 163

  Stein, Burt, 95, 189

  Stevens, Wallace, 221

  Steward, Andy, 259

  Stewart, Rod, 52, 104

  Stinger, Marty, 152

  Stipe, Michael, 210, 213, 226, 227, 235

  Stone (club), 215

  Stories We Could Tell (Everly Brothers), 52–53

  Stravinsky, Igor, 13, 14, 32, 120, 133, 148, 231, 360

  Strummer, Joe, 300

  “Studebaker” (Zevon), 40, 354

  Suddenly Susan (television series), 308

  Sullivan, Jim, 287

  “Summertime Blues” (Cochran), 216

  Sundays and Cybèle (Bourguignon), 21

  Sun-Sentinel (newspaper), 227, 238, 239, 276, 277

  Sunset Sound, 336, 341

  Sunset Studios, 24

  superstitions, Warren and, 242–243

  “Suzie Lightning” (Zevon), 278

  Swan Song Records, 306

  “Sweet Home Alabama” (Lynyrd Skynyrd), 135–136

  Swordfishtrombones (Waits), 199–200

  Symphony No. 1 (Zevon), 14, 51, 127, 130, 132–135, 255, 360–361. See also classical music

  synthesizer, Warren’s use of on The Envoy, 167

  Tadouye, Wayne, 167

  Tales from the Crypt (television series), 312

  Tan, Amy, 319

  Tarson, Steve, 239

  Technicians of the Sacred (Valin), 242

  TekWar (television series), 312

  television

  scoring assignments for, 310–311, 312

  use of Warren’s songs in, 356

  Warren’s guest spots on, 308–309

  temper, Warren’s, 18–19, 38–39, 51, 103

  “Tenderness on the Block” (Zevon & Browne), 94, 95

  Theaker, Drachen, 36

  Thelen, Christopher, 291

  There’s Nothing Too Good for My Baby (Phil Everly), 57–58

  “They Moved the Moon” (Zevon), 254, 258, 262

  Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead (film), 310

  “Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead” (Zevon, Wachtel, Marinell), 279

  Thompson, Hunter S., 85, 105, 299–300, 314, 322–323

  Thornburg, Newton, 136

  Thornton, Billy Bob, 279, 341, 343–344, 353, 354

  Thriller (Jackson), 168

  Times Arrow (Amis), 293

  Tom Horn (film), 161

  tours

  All Hell Is Breaking Loose Jungle Tour, 152, 163, 176

  Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School tour, 150–154, 155, 156–157, 159, 163–164

  The Envoy tour, 176–179

  European tour after being dropped by Elektra/Asylum, 199–203

  Excitable Boy tour, 101–103

  To the Finland Station Tour, 176–179

  Live at Least Tour, 181–183, 191–195

  Mr. Bad Example tour, 282–285, 286–290

  Sentimental Hygiene tour, 238, 239, 240–245

  Sick ’Em Dogs on Me Tour, 251, 253

  Transverse City (Millennium Paranoia Tour), 264, 265–266, 268

  Warren Zevon Acoustic Trio, 275–276

  See also live performances; solo performances/tours

  Toussaint, Allen, 130

  “Transverse City” (Zevon), 254, 256, 257

  Transverse City (Zevon), 299

  budget for, 252–253

  concept for, 251–252, 254, 256–257

  critical reception of, 263–265

  failure on Billboard charts, 267–268

  tour, 265–267

  Travolta, John, 129

  tribute album in Warren’s honor, Browne’s suggestion of, 336

  “Trouble Waiting to Happen” (Zevon), 204, 213, 215, 233

  “Tule’s Blues” (Zevon), 36, 93, 355

  “Turbulence” (Zevon), 257–258

  The Turtles, 21, 24, 25, 29–30, 31

  Twice Nicely (band), 44, 49

  U2, 201

  Ukranian pogroms, Warren’s family and, 7–8

  The Unbelievable Truth (film), 294

  Underground All-Stars (band), 35

  USA Today (newspaper), 338

  Uzi, on back cover of Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, 145

  Valania, Jonathan, 318

  Valin, Jonathan, 242

  Van Gogh, Vincent, 119

  Vedder, Eddie, 299

  Velvet Underground, 104

  Venture, Jesse “The Body,” 3
23

  “Veracruz” (Zevon & Calderón), 81–82, 92–93, 192

  VH1 documentary, 338, 339, 348, 349–350, 353

  Village Voice (newspaper), 72, 98, 104, 158, 235

  violence

  Warren and, 8, 12, 76

  William Zevon and, 12

  Virgin Records, 222–223, 225, 239, 268–269

  Volman, Mark, 20–21, 24

  von Webern, Anton, 134

  Wachtel, Harry, 44

  Wachtel, Jimmy, 44, 170

  album design/photos and, 97, 144–145, 158, 163, 174, 280

  Warren’s intervention therapy and, 112

  on Warren’s preference for monochrome gray, 242

  Wachtel, Rhonda, 43–44

  Wachtel, Robert “Waddy”

  at Alternative Chorus Songwriters’ Showcase, 56–57

  Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School sessions and, 131, 132

  Bolas and, 225

  Crystal and, 44, 48–49

  early life, 43–44

  Enjoy Every Sandwich and, 354

  The Envoy and, 165, 166–174

  Excitable Boy and, 86–96, 93–94

  on Excitable Boy tour, 101

  Mr. Bad Example and, 270–271, 276–280

  musical career, 44–45, 78

  on reception of The Envoy, 175

  relationship with Warren, 45–47

  Sentimental Hygiene and, 226, 228, 234, 237

  Transverse City and, 262

  as Warren’s collaborator, 46

  Warren Zevon and, 64, 66–67, 69

  on “Werewolves of London” as single, 98

  Waits, Tom, 41, 67, 170, 187, 199–200, 221

  “Wake Up Little Susie” (Everly Brothers), 26, 43

  Walecki, Fred, 125, 149

  Wallace, Ian, 265

  Wallflowers (band), 233, 357–358

  Walsh, Joe, 131, 138, 142, 148, 197, 212, 276

  “Wanted Dead or Alive” (Zevon), 356

  Wanted Dead or Alive (Zevon), 35–36, 39

  Warner Bros. Records, 212, 306

  Warner Music Group, 42

  Warnes, Jennifer, 91, 237

  Warren Zevon Acoustic Trio tour, 275–276

  Warren Zevon (album)

  cover photo, 97

  critical reaction to, 72–73

  postproduction, 71–72, 78–79

  pressure for follow-up effort, 77–78

  recording sessions, 63–71

  singles released, 75

  tour supporting, 73–74

  Washburn, Jim, 266

  Washington Post (newspaper), 146, 158

  The Waste Land (Eliot), 145

  Waters, Muddy, 32, 269

  Wayne, Don, 43, 53

  Weill, Kurt, 89

  Weingarten, Marc, 300, 319

  Weir, Bob, 126

  Weir, Frankie, 126

  Wenner, Jann, 85, 108, 197, 249

  Werewolf of London (film), 87

  “Werewolves of London” (Zevon), 71, 87–89, 90, 98, 102, 187, 213

  on Color of Money soundtrack, 221, 310

  on Enjoy Every Sandwich, 354

  grudge against Browne and reworked lyrics to, 193

  on Learning to Flinch, 287

  video for, 129

  Westwood Musical Instruments, 125, 149

  Whiskey A Go-Go (club), 31

  White Whale Records, 20–21

  lyme and cybelle and, 21–26

  Warren’s songwriting for, 22–23

  “Why’d I Let You Get to Me Again” (Zevon), 92

  “Wild Age” (Zevon), 143–144, 173–174

  Willman, Chris, 235, 238

  Wilson, Carl, 64, 70, 71

  Winding, Jai, 67, 234

  “The Wind” (Zevon), 354

  The Wind (Zevon)

  Grammy nominations, 353

  recording sessions for, 339–348

  sales and critical reception of, 349

  Warren’s drug use during making of, 343–345

  Winwood, Steve, 222, 268

  Wolff, Carlo, 240

  Wolff, Michael, 299–300

  Wood, John, 177

  “Worrier King” (Zevon), 290

  writer’s block, Warren and, 78, 116

  Yardbirds, 130

  Yes I Can (Davis), 339

  Yoakam, Dwight, 279, 341

  “You Don’t Know What Love Is” (de Paul & Raye), 263

  Young, Neil, 118, 135–136, 154, 265, 279, 280, 292

  appearances on Warren’s recordings, 226, 228–229, 253, 258–259, 308

  “You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared” (Zevon & Thompson), 323

  “You Used to Ride So High” (Zevon), 40

  Zack, Larry, 65, 67

  Zapata, Emiliano, 82

  Zeller, Craig, 175

  Zevon, Al (uncle), 8

  Zevon, Ariel Erin (daughter), 122, 190

  birth of, 74

  birth of twins, 348–349

  compilation album and, 356

  The Detangler, 356

  father’s final album and, 347–348

  father’s illness and, 332, 346

  Grammy Awards’ tribute and, 353

  with grandparents, 117

  living abroad with her mother, 182

  mother’s alcoholism and, 273

  pregnancy, 348

  relationship with father, 155–156,197, 202–203, 217, 220, 273–274, 295

  song written for, 95

  Zevon, Beverly Simmons (mother), 7, 10–13, 15–16, 103, 307

  Zevon, Dan (cousin), 244

  Zevon, Hymie (uncle), 8–9

  Zevon, Jordan (son), 220

  birth of, 37

  compilation of Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings and, 354–355

  on Enjoy Every Sandwich, 354

  father’s alcohol and drug use during illness and, 345, 346

  father’s death and, 350, 351

  Grammy Awards’ tribute and, 353

  on Mr. Bad Example, 277

  relationship with father, 58, 103, 155, 168–169, 192–193, 219

  “The Hula Hula Boys” and, 169

  Zevon, Lawrence (cousin), 153, 207, 208, 244–245, 341

  Zevon, Lou (uncle), 8

  Zevon, Madeline (Sandford Zevon’s wife), 14, 208

  Zevon, Murray (uncle), 8

  Zevon, Paul (cousin), 208

  Zevon, Rubin (grandfather, Ruven Zivotovsky), 7–8

  Zevon, Sadie (grandmother), 8

  Zevon, Sandford (cousin), 8, 9, 24

  relationship with Warren, 14, 153, 207–208, 244

  Warren’s illness and, 333, 334–335, 341

  Zevon, William “Stumpy” (father)

  boxing career, 229–230

  death of, 307

  financial support for Warren, 59, 62

  immigration to United States and childhood of, 7–8

  living with during Warren’s adolescence, 16–17

  marriage to Beverly, 7, 10–13

  move to California, 9–10

  pride in son’s successes, 37–38

  as professional gambler, 7, 65

  response to Kenyon, 18–19

  ties to organized crime, 8–9, 38

  Warren repairing relationship with, 274

  Zevon-Powell, Augustus Warren and Maximum Patrick (grandsons), 348

  Zirngiebel, Zeke, 152

 

 

 


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