website associated_acts label background instrument genre article_title occupation
http://www.jordanzevon.com warren zevon new west records solo_singer vocals , guitar rock , acoustic jordan zevon
 musician , vocalist , songwriter
jordan zevon

jordan zevon -lrb- born august 7 , 1969 -rrb- 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 .
his father 's death from mesothelioma moved jordan to work for the asbestos disease awareness organization as an advocate for a those harmed by exposure to asbestos .
he appeared on the 2004 tribute album to his father titled ' singing the previously unreleased song `` studebaker . ''
in 2005 he appeared on another tribute album called ' , 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 '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
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 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 .
