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Also known as James McCann

Irish musician (1944-2015)

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Vinony's link graph records 99 inbound references to Jim McCann, and connects out to folk music, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and Dublin.

Vinony files it under 1944 births, 1960s in Irish music and 1970s in Irish music.

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Ireland
Active from
1944
Active to
2015

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19,079
Total plays
92,740

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James "Jim" McCann (26 October 1944 – 5 March 2015) was an Irish entertainer and folk musician. Although a solo artist for most of his career, McCann was a member of the folk group the Dubliners from 1974 until 1979. As a young man, McCann attended University College Dublin as a student of medicine, but became interested in folk music during a summer holiday in Birmingham in 1964. He began to perform in folk clubs in the area, and, upon his return to Dublin, he joined a group called the Ludlow

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Instance of
human
Given name
Jim
Gender
male
Place of birth
Dublin
Place of death
Howth
Occupation
actor
Instrument
voice
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date of birth
1944-10-26
date of death
2015-03-05
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
esophageal cancer
start of work period
1964-00-00
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