Jordan Zevon (born August 7, 1969) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He is the son of
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musician
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", and " Roland the Headless Th ...
.
Following his father's death in 2003, Jordan, his half-sister, Ariel, and longtime Zevon collaborator
Jorge Calderón accepted Warren's two posthumous
Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary Folk Album for ''
The Wind''. His father's death from
mesothelioma
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moved Jordan to be a National Spokesperson for the
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization as an advocate for those harmed by exposure to asbestos.
He appeared on the 2004
tribute album
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''
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon'' singing the previously unreleased song "Studebaker". In 2005, he appeared on another tribute album called ''
Hurry Home Early: the Songs of Warren Zevon'', issued by
Wampus Multimedia
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, where he sang another unreleased song called "Warm Rain" with
Simone Stevens.
In 2005, Zevon released his self-titled debut
EP through his production company Mixed Headache. His first full-length album, ''Insides Out'', was released through Texas-based
New West Records
New West Records is a record label based in Nashville, Tennessee, and Athens, Georgia. It had offices in Burbank, California, and Beverly Hills, California. The label was established in 1998 by Cameron Strang "for artists who perform real music ...
on April 15, 2008. Shortly after, on August 26, 2008 he adopted his daughter Willow Zevon at birth.
On June 7, 2007, Zevon appeared on the ''
Late Show with David Letterman'' and again on April 18, 2008. In 2008, he won the Overall Grand Prize of the prestigious 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Home".
Zevon is currently working on a new album entitled ''Imperfect'', which he has described to be "darker and more rock than power pop" compared to his previous work. He has stated that it will feature the tracks "May or May Not", "Not Like Me", "Merry Go Wrong", "Wrecking Ball", "The Epic Fail" and "Stick With Me". On August 4, 2011, he released a demo take of the song "Wrecking Ball" on his personal website.
Zevon was executive producer for a motion picture ''
$pent
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Premise
An unemployed actor uses his skills to con everyone he knows into lending or giving him money to pay off his debts.
C ...
'' (2000).
Discography
* ''Jordan Zevon'' (EP) (2005)
* ''Insides Out'' (2008)
Honors
* Overall Grand Prize — U.S.A. Songwriting Competition – "Home" 2008
* Best Pop Song — U.S.A. Songwriting Competition - "Home" 2008
* Best Pop Song — U.S.A. Songwriting Competition – "Jokes On Me" 2006
* 3rd Prize Overall — U.S.A. Songwriting Competition – "Insides Out" 2006
References
External links
Jordan Zevon's WebpageNew West Records
*
''Insides Out''
on Lala.com
USA Songwriting Competition
1969 births
University High School (Los Angeles) alumni
American people of Russian descent
New West Records artists
Living people
Warren Zevon
American rock musicians
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