Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Rankin, Jimmy
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Rankin, Jim
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
Jimmy Rankin is a country and folk musician from Mabou, Cape Breton. Jimmy and his siblings, John Morris, Raylene, Cookie and Heather started the Celtic music band, The Rankin Family, in 1989. The Rankin Family had international success in the 1990s and won several Juno awards. Jimmy Rankin has been a solo country and folk musician since 2001, and has released several albums. As a solo artist, Rankin has won multiple awards such as the East Coast Music Awards, Canadian Country Music Awards, and Canadian Radio Music Awards. Rankin received a BFA in 1989 from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where he focused in painting and drawing.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
Subject access points
Place access points
Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, 2nd Edition.
Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Information about Jimmy Rankin was found on NSCAD's website: http://nscad.ca/en/home/abouttheuniversity/news/rankin-072712.aspx
Subject Heading: Library of Congress
Subject Heading: Library of Congress