Warren Zevon Guitar: The Killers’ Dave Keuning Receives Final Gift
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* Warren Zevon‘s Advice: David Letterman recalled Warren Zevon,knowing he was dying,advising him to “enjoy every sandwich.”
* The Guitar Hand-Off: After Zevon’s final appearance on Letterman’s show, Zevon gave Letterman his guitar (a Modulus Graphite model) and asked him to “take care of it.” This deeply moved Letterman to tears.
* Return to Performance: Letterman brought the guitar to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and handed it to Dave Keuning of The Killers to play during a performance of Zevon’s song “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” alongside Waddy Wachtell.
* Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Honors:
* Musical Influence Award: Warren Zevon and Salt-N-Pepa received this award.
* Musical Excellence Award: Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, and Carol Kaye were inducted.
* Ahmet Ertegun award: Lenny Waronker was honored.
* Regular Inductees: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, and [the text cuts off before listing the final inductee].
The story centers around the poignant exchange between Letterman and Zevon, and the symbolic return of Zevon’s guitar to musical life at the Hall of fame ceremony.
