Jordan Zevon
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Jordan Zevon is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He is the son of rock
musician Warren Zevon
. 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.
He appeared on the 2004 tribute album
to his father titled 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. He has also produced several films including the motion picture $pent (2000).
In 2005, he 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.
On June 7 he 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".
He is currently working on a new album entitled Imperfect, which he has has described to be "darker and more rock than power pop" compared to his previous work, and 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.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
. Following his father's death in 2003, Jordan, his half-sister, Ariel, and longtime Zevon collaborator Jorge Calderón
Jorge Calderón
Jorge Calderón, originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer best known for his collaborations with Warren Zevon. He holds the unique distinction of having been credited on all of Zevon's post-1976 albums with the exception of My Ride's Here...
accepted Warren's two posthumous Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary Folk Album.
He appeared on the 2004 tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
to his father titled Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon
Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon is a tribute album released in 2004 to the late Warren Zevon by many famous musicians. It includes two unreleased Zevon songs: "The Wind," sung by actor Billy Bob Thornton; and "Studebaker," sung by Warren's son Jordan Zevon.The album's title comes...
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. He has also produced several films including the motion picture $pent (2000).
In 2005, he released his self-titled debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
through his production company Mixed Headache. His first full length album, Insides Out, was released through Texas-based New West Records
New West Records
New West Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia. It was established in 1998, and has been home to several indie rock and alternative country bands as well as representing the PBS show Austin City Limits...
on April 15, 2008.
On June 7 he 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".
He is currently working on a new album entitled Imperfect, which he has has described to be "darker and more rock than power pop" compared to his previous work, and 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.
E.P. Track listing
- "The Joke's On Me"
- "This Girl"
- "Insides Out"
- "Tomorrow"
- "Too Late To Be Saved"
"Insides Out" Track listing
- "The Joke's On Me"
- "This Girl"
- "Home"
- "Just Do That"
- "Camila Rhodes"
- "The Joke's On Me"
- "Insides Out"
- "American Standard"
- "Studebaker"
- "Payday"
- "Too Late To Be Saved"
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