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Warren Zevon: The Wind

On August 26, 2003, “Artemis Records” label released “The Wind”, the twelfth and final Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded September – December 2002, and was recorded at “Snakepit”, and was produced by Jorge Calderón, Noah Scot Snyder and Warren Zevon.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ry Cooder – guitar, slide guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Jorge Calderón – Spanish-language vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, maracas, tres, backing vocals
  • Brad Davis – electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Tommy Shaw – 12 string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Randy Mitchell – slide guitar, backing vocals
  • David Lindley – lap steel guitar, electric saz
  • Mike Campbell – electric guitar
  • Joe Walsh – electric guitar
  • James Raymond – piano
  • Reggie Hamilton – upright bass
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Don Henley – drums, backing vocals
  • Steve Gorman – drums
  • Luis Conte – drums, percussion, bongos
  • Gil Bernal – saxophone
  • Billy Bob Thornton – backing vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – backing vocals
  • John Waite – backing vocals
  • Jackson Browne – backing vocals
  • Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – backing vocals, executive producer
  • T-Bone Burnett – backing vocals
  • Tom Petty – backing vocals
  • Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Greg Hayes – engineer
  • James Mitchell – engineer
  • Joe West – engineer
  • Noah Scot Snyder – engineer, mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Hugh Brown – art direction
  • Matthew Rolston – cover photography
  • Bridgette Barr – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorge Calderón and Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Dirty Life and Times – Warren Zevon
  2. Disorder in the House
  3. Knockin’ on a Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
  4. Numb as a Statue
  5. She’s Too Good for Me – Warren Zevon
  6. Prison Grove
  7. El Amore de Mi Vida
  8. The Rest of the Night
  9. Please Stay – Warren Zevon
  10. Rub Me Raw
  11. Keep Me in Your Heart

Warren Zevon: Transverse City

On October 12, 1989, “Virgin” label released “Transverse City”, the seventh Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Mad Hatter” in Los Angeles, “A&M” in Hollywood, “Red Zone” in Burbank, “Paisley Park” in Chanhassen, “Abbey Road” in London, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Andrew Slater and Duncan Aldrich.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – lead and harmony vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboards
  • Mike Campbell – guitar, mandolin
  • Jerry Garcia – guitar
  • David Gilmour – guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar
  • Jorma Kaukonen – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals
  • Neil Young – lead guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – saz, steel guitar, oud, lap steel guitar, harmony vocals
  • Howie Epstein – banjo, mandolin, bass
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Jorge Calderón – bass, harmony vocals
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Rob Jaczko – miscellaneous percussion
  • Mark Isham – flugelhorn
  • J.D. Souther – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Duncan Aldrich, John Cutler, Andrew Jackson, Andy Jackson, Rob Jaczko, Tim Mulligan – engineer
  • Heidi Hanschu, Robert Reed, Ira Rubnitz – engineer
  • Rob Jaczko – mixing
  • Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design, photography
  • Jonathan Exley, Nels Israelson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Transverse City – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  2. Run Straight Down
  3. The Long Arm of the Law
  4. Turbulence
  5. They Moved the Moon
  6. Splendid Isolation
  7. Networking – Stefan Arngrim, Warren Zevon
  8. Gridlock
  9. Down in the Mail
  10. Nobody’s in Love This Year

David Lindley

On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama,  gumbus,  charango,  cümbüş,  oud  and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.

Warren Zevon: Mr. Bad Example

On October 15, 1991, “Giant” label released “Mr. Bad Example”, the eighth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1991 and was produced by Waddy Wachtel.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon – vocals guitar, keyboards
  • Dan Dugmore – guitar, pedal steel
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar, harmony vocals
  • David Lindley – fiddle, saz, lap steel guitar, cümbüş
  • Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, harmony vocals
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Tito Larriva – harmony vocals
  • Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Mark Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Michael Lennon – harmony vocals
  • Dwight Yoakam – harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon – harmony vocals
  • Marc DeSisto – engineer
  • Andrew Ballard, Scott Blockland, Jeffrey Shannon, Brian Soucy – engineer assistant
  • Niko Bolas, John Beverly Jones – mixing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Peggy McAfee, Tom Smyth – technical assistant
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
  • Diego Uchitel, Jimmy Wachtel – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. Finishing Touches
  2. Suzie Lightning
  3. Model Citizen – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  4. Angel Dressed in Black – Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  5. Mr. Bad Example – Jorge Calderon, Warren Zevon
  6. Renegade
  7. Heartache Spoken Here
  8. Quite an Ugly One Morning
  9. Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
  10. Searching for a Heart

Warren Zevon: The Envoy

On July 16, 1982, “Asylum” label released “The Envoy”, the fifth Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Warren Zevon, Greg Ladanyi, and Waddy Wachtel.

Personnel:

  • Warren Zevon– vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, electric piano
  • Waddy Wachtel– guitar, percussion, harmony vocals
  • David Landau – guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather– guitar
  • Danny Kortchmar– guitar
  • LeRoy Marinell – guitar
  • Bob Glaub– bass guitar
  • Kenny Edwards– bass guitar
  • Leland Sklar– bass guitar
  • Jeff Porcaro– drums, log drums, puili sticks
  • Russ Kunkel– drums
  • Rick Marotta– drums
  • Mike Botts– drums
  • Steve Forman – percussion
  • Jim Horn – saxophone, recorders
  • D. Souther– backing and harmony vocals
  • Graham Nash– harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon– harmony vocals
  • Don Henley– harmony vocals
  • Lindsey Buckingham– harmony vocals
  • Jorge Calderón– harmony vocals
  • Jamie Ledner, Wayne Tadouye – engineer
  • Jimmy Wachtel– design, cover photography

 Track listing:

All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.

  1. The Envoy
  2. The Overdraft – Thomas McGuane, Warren Zevon
  3. The Hula Hula Boys
  4. Jesus Mentioned
  5. Let Nothing Come Between You
  6. Ain’t That Pretty at All – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
  7. Charlie’s Medicine
  8. Looking for the Next Best Thing – Kenny Edwards, LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon