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Warren Zevon

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A great storyteller and eccentric lyricist, Warren Zevon crafted some of the most vivid songs of his era and became respected and acclaimed by everyone from Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen. Raised in California, Zevon studied classical music before moving to New York at the age of 16, working as a folk singer, session musician and songwriter for The Turtles, and later touring as a band leader for The Everly Brothers. Yet, his solo career failed to take off and he found himself living on the outskirts of Barcelona performing in an Irish bar, before being coaxed back to Los Angeles ...