Until just a few weeks ago, "Werewolves of London" was probably the best known tune written by LeRoy.but, now we're pleased to announce that "All Summer Long", the new, smash, hit single by Kid Rock, has claimed that honor And, right behind those two, I'd have to say it would be "Excitable Boy", which was the title cut off the album from which "Werewolves" was taken It also managed to get plenty of attention.actually there are 6 tunes he wrote with Warren Zevonthe others are "Looking For The Next Best Thing", "Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead", "It Ain't That Pretty At All" and "Model Citizen".Marinell and Zevon had some good times, more than their share of laughs, some bad arguments and wrote some memorable tunes togetherone of the tunes that's sometimes up on this website is called "The Goose Is Dead" and it, pretty much, tells the story of those boyscrank up the level and enjoy it.
I've known LeRoy for many yearssince the days of folk and yore in Ocean Park, California when he and Kenny Edwards stuffed towels in their martin guitars and founded their first electric band, The Truck. eat your hearts out boys and girls.LeRoy spends about 4 months of the year on Chicago's north shore and the rest of his time on the Italian Riviera in a town some call the forgotten star of the Italian Riviera, San Remo.la bella vita.hangin out on the shores of the Mediterranean by day and playing american rock and roll in joints up and down the coast from Nice, France to Genova, Italy by night."It's good for the writing" he says.and most of all it's the most fun he's had since the days when he and Waddy Wachtel used to put together a pickup band and play for $10 a night and all they could drink at Benny K's in Hollywood.you'd never know who would show up on a given night, from Lindsay Buckingham and Kenny Edwards to Billy and Barry Cowsill.no rehearsalsjust call the song and count it off was the deal the most recent covers were done by Mavis Staples on her W.C. Handy, award winning (album of the year), "Have A Little Faith" which was produced by Jim Tullio there are 3 tunes on that cd written by Marinell and Tullio: "In Times Like These, "Pops' Recipe" and "At The End Of The Day" some of you might be familiar with a tune called "Two Heroes", written with Peter Case.one of the great songwriters around today.Peter was the guy that founded the PlimsolesJohnny Halliday, the French Elvis, recorded "Generation Ban Louie"in french, no less.we still have no idea what he might be sayingthe late Barry Cowsill recorded a version of "Sweet And Dirty Girl" the year before he diedthen there are the tunes from the Mystery Brothers cda rare item, indeed, but worth listening to if you can find it
