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*January 24, 1947: [[Warren Zevon]] was born to [[William Zevon|William "Stumpy" Zevon]] and [[Beverly Cope Simmons]] in [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]]. |
*January 24, 1947: [[Warren Zevon]] was born to [[William Zevon|William "Stumpy" Zevon]] and [[Beverly Cope Simmons]] in [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]]. |
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− | *??: The Zevon family moved from [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]] to [[:wikipedia:California|California]]. |
+ | *??: The Zevon family moved from [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]] to [[:wikipedia:Los Angles, California|Los Angles, California]]. |
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− | *??: The Zevon family moved from [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]] to [[:wikipedia:California|California]]. |
+ | *??: The Zevon family moved from [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]] to [[:wikipedia:Los Angles, California|Los Angles, California]]. |
*1956: Warren's father dropped by with his Christmas gift; a piano he had won in a poker game. His mother was furious, and his father responded by tossing a carving knife at her; she took off out the door, and the piano stayed. Warren took to the piano immediately. |
*1956: Warren's father dropped by with his Christmas gift; a piano he had won in a poker game. His mother was furious, and his father responded by tossing a carving knife at her; she took off out the door, and the piano stayed. Warren took to the piano immediately. |
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Revision as of 20:37, 25 August 2009
This article contains a time line of events related to Warren Zevon.
1940s
- January 24, 1947: Warren Zevon was born to William "Stumpy" Zevon and Beverly Cope Simmons in Chicago, Illinois.
- ??: The Zevon family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angles, California.
1950s
- ??: The Zevon family moved from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angles, California.
- 1956: Warren's father dropped by with his Christmas gift; a piano he had won in a poker game. His mother was furious, and his father responded by tossing a carving knife at her; she took off out the door, and the piano stayed. Warren took to the piano immediately.
1960s
- 1960: Warren was an occasional visitor to the home of Igor Stravinsky where he, alongside Robert Craft, briefly studied modern classical music.
- 1963: Warren quit high school and moved to New York to become a folk singer, shortly after his parent's divorced.
- 1964: Warren and Violet Santangelo (now known in musical theater as Laura Kenyon) formed lyme & cybelle
- 1966: lyme & cybelle released three singles on the White Label. "Follow Me" became a minor hit (#65 in 1966).
- Warren left lyme & cybelle, replaced by Wayne Erwin.
- 1969: Warren released his first studio album Wanted Dead or Alive. The track "She Quit Me" was used in the film Midnight Cowboy as "He Quit Me".
- August 7, 1969: Jordan Zevon was born to Warren and Marilyn Livingston Dillow.
- Disappointing sales of Wanted Dead or Alive prompted Warren to abandon music production and work as a live performer, during such a job in Spain he and former mercenary David Lindell formed a close friendship and together wrote "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner".
1970s
- 1976: Warren returned to the music production business with the album Warren Zevon, produced by his friend and fellow singer/songwriter Jackson Browne.
- 1978: Zevon created his bestselling album ever, Excitable Boy. This album included the top 40 hit "Werewolves of London" (at 21).
1980s
- 1980: Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School was released.
- December 26, 1980: Stand in the Fire, Warren's first live album, was released.
- 1982: The Envoy was released, disappointing sales caused Zevon to enter a time of addiction and misery and he stopped creating albums.
- 1984: Warren Zevon and three quarters of R.E.M. formed Hindu Love Gods.
- Zevon's friends and family mount an intervention about his drink and drug habits, and after a rehab and a hard fight he becomes clean and sober.
- A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon was released, marking the beginning of Zevon's return to grace.
- August 29, 1987: Sentimental Hygiene was released, marking Zevon's long awaited second return to record creation.
- 1987: Hindu Love Gods's later album self titled album was recorded.
- October 1989: Transverse City was released.
1990s
- 1990: Hindu Love Gods finally releases its album of the same name, with a popular cover of "Raspberry Beret".
- 1990: Despite some success with their self titled album, Hindu Love Gods disbands.
- October 15, 1991: Mr. Bad Example was released.
- 1993: Learning to Flinch was released.
- May 23, 1995: Mutineer was released, Zevon enters into a another period of non-album making.
- 1996: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) was released, it was Zevon's most extensive compilation album ever released.
2000s
- January 25, 2000: Life'll Kill Ya is released, some consider this his second comeback.
- May 7, 2002: My Ride's Here is released.
- 2002: Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon is released.
- VH1 released the documentary Warren Zevon: Keep Me In Your Heart
- October 2003: The Wind was released, just two weeks before Warren's death.
- September 7, 2003: Warren Zevon died of terminal mesothelioma, aged 56, at his home in Los Angeles, California.
- 2003: The First Sessions was released.
- 2006: "Splendid Isolation" was covered on Pete Yorn's album Nightcrawler.
- October 19, 2004: the tribute album Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon was released.
- 2005: Jordan Zevon's self titled extended play album was released.
- July 8, 2005: Hurry Home Early: the Songs of Warren Zevon, the second Zevon tribute album, was released.
- 2006: Paul Muldoon's "Sillyhow Stride" poem was released.
- 2006: Reconsider Me: The Love Songs was released.
- Ariel Zevon's Local Agricultural Community Exchange organization was founded.
- 2007: Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings was released.
- May 2007: Crystal Zevon's biography I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon was released.
- April 15, 2008: Jordan Zevon's Insides Out, his first full length album, was released.
- November 28, 2008: the Warren Zevon Wiki was founded.