- Born
- Died
- Kenny Rankin was born on February 10, 1940 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Change of Seasons (1980), Bob Dylan: Subterranean Homesick Blues (1967) and Stingray (1986). He was married to Yvonne Rodriguez-Calderone. He died on June 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseYvonne Rodriguez-Calderone (divorced, 3 children)
- Paul McCartney asked Rankin to perform his cover version of the Beatles' 'Blackbird' when McCartney and 'John Lennon' were inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
- Johnny Carson was such a huge fan of Rankin's that he invited him to perform on The Tonight Show more than 20 times, and wrote the liner notes to his 1967 debut album, 'Mind Dusters'.
- Was signed to Columbia Records in the '60s, and played guitar on Bob Dylan's 1965 album, 'Bringing It All Back Home'.
- Boasted a more than 50-year career in music, beginning back in the 1950s while he was on Decca Records.
- Was recording with Phil Ramone at the time of his death.
- Above all, I'm a jazz singer who likes to mess with the melody. I sing the songs that touch me in the heart, the songs I would like to sing to someone in front of a roaring fire...But don't get me wrong. We don't live in a fantasy world, though we all have one. (from an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 1997)
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