- 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.
- Was signed to Columbia Records in the '60s, and played guitar on Bob Dylan's 1965 album, 'Bringing It All Back Home'.
- 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'.
- 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.
- Johnny Carson was so impressed with Rankin that he contributed liner notes to Rankin's first album, 1967's "Mind Dusters".
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