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Jordan Zevon (born August 7, 1969) is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He is the son of rock musician Warren Zevon.
Jordan Zevon | |
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| Born | August 7, 1969 |
| Genres | Rock, Acoustic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Vocalist, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | New West Records |
| Website | http://www.JordanZevon.com |
Biography
editFollowing 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 moved Jordan to be a National Spokesperson for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization as an advocate for those harmed by exposure to asbestos.[1][2] He appeared on the 2004 tribute album 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, 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 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 (2000).
Discography
edit- Jordan Zevon (EP) (2005)
- Insides Out (2008)
Honors
edit- 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
edit- ^ Zevon, Jordan (August 21, 2017). "Message from Jordan Zevon, Asbestos Disease Awareness Org National Spokesperson: ZEVONISTAS UNITE!!!". ADAO - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Jordan Zevon, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization National Spokesperson (2011) on YouTube