Write on, brother

I’ve been a fan of Kenny Rankin, a singer songwriter that never got the recognition he deserved, for many years. He passed away very recently. Here’s my only anecdote.

I finally saw Kenny Rankin, first time after being a forever fan, on Maui Feb 13 2009. Very close up. After he finished one song, I just spoke to him and said “Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I know my girlfriend would love to hear Silver Morning.” He joked around, told me he hadn’t played it in years and might not hit all the notes. I said no problem. He looked at me like “who are you to tell me no problem?” Said he might not remember all the words. I said no problem. He moved to the piano and played the song, my favorite all time of his. Made a couple of mistakes. No problem. I think it got the loudest applause of anything he did. I know I got a lot of points with my girlfriend.

Maury King