Warren Zevon, The Wind.Warren Zevon, The Wind (Artemis Records Artemis Records was a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999 by former chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg and closed in January of 2004. The label, distributed by Koch Entertainment, was home to a diverse group of artists including Crossbreed, Steve Earle, ) You want a kick-ass line-up of guests to goose up your record? Try Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American guitarist, singer and composer, known for his slide guitar work, his interest in the American roots music and, more recently, for his collaborations with traditional musicians from many , Don Henley, Billy Bob Thornton Robert George (Bob) Thornton (born July 10 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward. He holds career averages of 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 283 total games. , Dwight Yoakam, Jim Keltner, Tommy Shaw, John Waite, David Lindley, Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, Mike Campbell, Tom Petty, Emmylou Harris, and Joe Walsh. Now get Jorge Calderon to anchor everything for you, and you have a pretty good chance to cut a hit record whose glow you could bask in for some time. Or not. Or just barely. Zevon died a week and a half after The Wind's release, doing a bit better than George Harrison's posthumous Brainwashed brain·wash tr.v. brain·washed, brain·wash·ing, brain·wash·es To subject to brainwashing. n. The process or an instance of brainwashing. . And like Harrison, Zevon was determined to go out without a whimper and to deploy his remaining time to do what he did best, make records. The Wind is a very, very good record, one that Zevon would indeed have basked in. And, again like Brainwashed, Zevon faced his last project with bravery, grace, and wry humor. |
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