Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which 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".
Zevon in a press photo, 1978
Zevon in Heidelberg as the opener for Jackson Browne in 1976. He toured solo.
Country rock musician Linda Ronstadt helped popularize Zevon's songs in the 1970s.
Comedian and TV host David Letterman was credited by Zevon as "being the best friend my music ever had".
"Werewolves of London" is a song by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, written by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel. It first appeared on Excitable Boy (1978), Zevon's third studio album, then it was released as a single by Asylum Records in March 1978, becoming a Top 40 US hit, the only one of Zevon's career, reaching No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May.
Werewolves of London
Lee Ho Fook in London—the werewolf goes here to get beef chow mein.
