Jorge Calderón, originally from San Juan,

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, is an American

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and

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best known for his collaborations with

Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", " Lawyers, Guns and Money", and " Roland the Headless Th ...

and

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. He began working with

in 1972 as a percussionist. He toured with the band until they disbanded in 1975. He later worked with Fleetwood Mac, recording and writing a song, "Kiss and Run". The song was released on the 2004 remastered version of ''

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''. He holds the unique distinction of having been credited on all of Warren Zevon's post-1976 albums with the exception of '' My Ride's Here''. Additionally, he co-produced Zevon's final album '' The Wind'', on which he also co-wrote many of the tracks, as well as the Zevon

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'' Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon''. On ''The Wind'', he plays bass, acoustic guitar, various percussion, electric guitar, as well as providing background vocals. Calderón released one album featuring his own songs on

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in 1975 titled ''City Music''. In September 2018, Calderón released a new album ''Blue Rhythm Highway'' on Inside Recordings featuring Ry Cooder, David Lindley,

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and

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, among others. Tracks include "Blue City", "Down by the Breadfruit Trees", "Sky Blue Chevrolet" and "Deeper Blue".

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