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NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1978: Warren Zevon in concert circa 1978 in New York City. (Photo by Images Press/IMAGES/Getty Images)

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CIRCA 1966: Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil pose for a portrait circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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