Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies in Los Angeles of lung cancer at age 69

LOS ANGELES — Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69.

Singer-songwriter Kenny Rankin dies of lung cancer at age 67

LOS ANGELES — A spokesman for Kenny Rankin’s record label says the veteran singer-songwriter has died of lung cancer. He was 67.