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One of the most acute and savagely satiric songwriters of his era,
Warren Zevon was born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. His formative
years were as colorful as the scenarios played out in his music: his
father was a professional gambler, a lifestyle which forced the
family to move frequently, and Zevon spent most of his formative
years in California and Arizona. He learned to play piano, focusing
primarily on classical material before a disintegrating home life
led him into pop music, as well as a few run-ins with the law; after
his parents divorced when he was 16 years old, Zevon hopped into the
Corvette his father won in a card game and headed for New York to
become a folk singer. His music found little response, however, and
he returned to California, eventually releasing his first recordings
as part of the duo … |
