Americanoir singer-songwriter Ben de la Cour joins me to dive into Warren Zevon's iconic self-titled album that relaunched him as a solo artist after years toiling away as a songwriter and sideman. We talk about how the album served as a sort of re-debut album after the little-heard ‘Wanted Dead or Alive’, Zevon’s Forrest Gump-esque early life and career, the autobiographical nature of the songs, Jackson Browne as Zevon’s guardian angel, Dylan vs Zevon, the superstar guests that populate the record, the unlikely cover versions, the pitch black humour of Zevon’s lyrics and more.
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My Favorite Album is a podcast on the impact great music has on our lives. Each episode features a guest on their favorite album of all time - why they love it, their history with the album and how it's influenced them.
Jeremy Dylan is a record producer, concert promoter and filmmaker. He directed the feature music documentaries ‘Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts’ and ‘Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road’.
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