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When did Philip Larkin start making music?
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Philip Larkin's first song “Waterr” released in 1954.
Philip Larkin was born on 9th August 1922, in Coventry to Sydney and Eva Larkin. He had an older sister called Catherine. He was educated at the highly academic King Henry VIII School between 1930 and 1940, and then went on to study at St. John’s College, Oxford. Because of his poor eyesight he failed the army medical examination and avoided... Read More
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