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"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner"
Song by Warren Zevon
from the album Excitable Boy
Released1978
Recorded1977
GenreRock
Length3:47
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)Warren Zevon, David Lindell

"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is a song composed by Warren Zevon and David Lindell[1] and performed by Zevon. It was first released on Zevon's 1978 album Excitable Boy. It was the last song he performed in front of an audience, on The Late Show with David Letterman, before his death in 2003.[2]

  1. ^ Leigh, Spencer (September 9, 2003). "Warren Zevon Singer-songwriter author of 'Werewolves of London'". The Independent. Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  2. ^ "Zevon performs on Letterman". Late Show with David Letterman. October 30, 2002. CBS. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.

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