Kenny Rankin dead at 69

Kenny Rankin died Sunday (6/7) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The 69-year-old singer/songwriter's death was attributed to complications related to lung cancer, which was diagnosed three weeks ago, according to the Los Angeles Times. The respected musician--who grew up in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood--garnered national recognition early in his career as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's backup band on the 1965 album "Bringing It All Back Home." During his decades-long ca...

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