Warren Zanes

Warren Zanes is an American musician and writer who has been known as guitarist for The Del Fuegos, a solo artist, and the biographer of Tom Petty. A Ph.D in Visual and Cultural Studies,[1] Zanes has taught at various universities, is a former vice president of education and public projects for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, and the former executive director of the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation.[2]

Warren Zanes
Zanes in 2020
Background information
Born1965
Exeter, NH, U.S.
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Music critic, musician, writer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1984 - Present
LabelsSlash/Warner Bros. Records
Dualtone Records
Associated actsThe Del Fuegos
Websitewww.warren-zanes.com

Writing

Zanes's 2003 book Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis about Dusty Springfield's 1969 album Dusty in Memphis was published by Bloomsbury as part of their 33 1/3 series of books on classic albums. Tom Petty read the book on Dusty in Memphis twice and invited Zanes to dinner; the book would later inspire Petty to write the song "Down South" from his 2006 album Highway Companion.[3] Zanes interviewed Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Jeff Lynne, George Martin, and Klaus Voorman for Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary on George Harrison, George Harrison: Living in the Material World.[3]

Zanes's biography of Petty, Petty: The Biography, was published in 2015.[4]

Bibliography
  • Petty: The Biography (Henry Holt & Company, 2015) ISBN 9780805099683
  • Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records, the First Fifty Years (Chronicle Books, 2009) ISBN 9780811866286
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (Chronicle Books, 2007) ISBN 9780811862011
  • Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis (Bloomsbury, 2003) ISBN 9780826414922

References
  1. Munro, Stuart (17 June 2011). "Rekindling the Flame". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Basler, George (30 Dec 2007). "Class traces roots of rock 'n' roll". Press and Sun-Bulletin. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Montclair author and educator Warren Zanes creates new musical life for himself". Inside Jersey. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. "Tom Petty's Biographer Looks Back on Their 30-Year Friendship". Rolling Stone. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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