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RIP Kenny Rankin - miK. - 06-09-2009
I am longtime fan, ever since hearing Mom and Dad playing him on the car trips...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090608/ap_en_mu/ca_obit_rankin
Re: RIP Kenny Rankin - Blankity Blank - 06-09-2009
RIP. A name I haven't heard in a long time, but I still remember the music.
Don't know him? Take a listen.
(The player is on the right side of the window.)
Re: RIP Kenny Rankin - miK. - 06-09-2009
His version of 'Blackbird' had more than Paul's blessing too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn4160c0IcQ
Re: RIP Kenny Rankin - JoeM - 06-09-2009
I just read about it. I'm really saddened by his loss as I have been a huge fan since the 70's. I missed an opportunity to see him a few months back. I was really looking forward to his next record. His last was excellent.
RIP, Kenny.
Re: RIP Kenny Rankin - ~Dan - 06-09-2009
Way, way, waaaay back in the day, I was a member of a three person entertainment committee at college that hired a then 'hardly known' John Denver for a Spring concert.
When we picked Mr. Denver up at the airport he had a friend with him, who he'd invited to sit in with him: Kenny Rankin.
Their 'rehearsal / soundcheck' is probably the best 'show' I've ever seen or heard. Wish that there had been a way to record it.
The show that night was absolutely wonderful; within a year John Denver was at the top of the charts and his phenomenal career had begun to skyrocket.
Sail on, Kenny ... your sweet voice will live on forever.