Jim Corr
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Steven Ignatius Corr |
| Born | 31 July 1964 |
| Origin | Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, Celtic, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, keyboard, piano, mandolin, accordion, vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | The Corrs |
| Website |
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| Notable instruments | |
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Avalon Guitars Fender Telecaster Roland KR-15 Gibson SG |
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James Steven Ignatius "Jim" Corr (born 31 July 1964) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs, the other members being his three younger sisters Andrea, Sharon and Caroline. He is also a DJ.
Corr first took guitar lessons in his hometown of Dundalk, a large industrial town in north Leinster. His friend Anthony Boyle showed the young Jim how to tune his guitar.Corr plays acoustic and electric guitar as well as piano, keyboard, accordion and background vocals. He has also had an active role in the production aspects of all of The Corrs' albums to date, working with David Foster and Olle Romo on two separate albums.
The Corr siblings were appointed as honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, in recognition of their musical talents and also their charitable work which raised money for Freeman Hospital in Newcastle (where their mother was treated), victims of the Omagh Bombing, The Prince's Trust, and other charities.
Jim and his sisters were also involved in the Live 8 series of concerts, performing at Edinburgh in mid-2005 alongside Bono and other acts such as Annie Lennox, Eddie Izzard and Bob Geldof. He also performed at Nelson Mandela's 46664 concert in South Africa, to help raise awareness of the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa.
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