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    • Jan 24, 1947
    Rock musician Warren Zevon is born in Chicago. Best known for his 1978 single "Werewolves Of London," he also writes the Linda Ronstadt hit "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," which Terri Clark remakes for country consumption in 1996
    Jan 24, 1978
    Asylum releases Warren Zevon's album "Excitable Boy," produced by Jackson Browne. It introduces "Werewolves Of London," borrowed by Kid Rock 30 years later for the country hit "All Summer Long"
    Apr 17, 1978
    Warren Zevon's album "Excitable Boy" is certified gold by the RIAA. Produced by Jackson Browne, it includes "Werewolves Of London," sampled 30 years later in Kid Rock's country hit "All Summer Long"
    Aug 25, 1978
    Future country hitmakers Carlene Carter and Exile both appear on NBC's "The Midnight Special." So do Tom Petty and Warren Zevon
    Jan 12, 1997
    Terri Clark plays the Crazy Horse in Santa Ana, California, where rocker Warren Zevon meets her backstage. Appropriate: Zevon wrote her hit, "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me"
    Jan 24, 1997
    Tax dollars at work: The Tennessee legislature passes a resolution on Warren Zevon's 50th birthday, strangely honoring him as a "great balladeer." In release at the time: Terri Clark's remake of his song "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me"
    Nov 7, 1997
    Warren Zevon's album "Excitable Boy," produced by Jackson Browne, is certified platinum by the RIAA. It includes "Werewolves Of London," sampled a decade later on Kid Rock's album "Rock N Roll Jesus" in the country hit "All Summer Long"
    Aug 28, 2002
    Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon is diagnosed with cancer and told he has only three months to live. Known for writing "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," he survives long enough to finish one more album and see it released the following August
    Aug 26, 2003
    Warren Zevon's last album, "The Wind," is released, with appearances by Dwight Yoakam, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, T Bone Burnett and Billy Bob Thornton
    Sep 7, 2003
    Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon dies at his Los Angeles home a year after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Best known for his rock hit "Werewolves Of London," he wrote Terri Clark's country success, "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me"
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