James Steven Ignatius "Jim" Corr, MBE (born July 31, 1964) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs; the other members are his three sisters. Jim is the tallest (5'8") and eldest member of the group, besides being the only male member.
Corr first took guitar lessons in his hometown of Dundalk, friend Anthony Boyle showed James how to tune his guitar. Corr plays acoustic and electric guitar ...
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James Steven Ignatius "Jim" Corr, MBE (born July 31, 1964) is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. He is a member of the Irish folk/rock band The Corrs; the other members are his three sisters. Jim is the tallest (5'8") and eldest member of the group, besides being the only male member.
Corr first took guitar lessons in his hometown of Dundalk, friend Anthony Boyle showed James 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 their albums to present date, working with David Foster and Olle Romo on two separate albums. He sang a few of his own lines in the song 1999, a cover of the Prince song.
The Corr siblings were awarded honorary MBEs in 2005 by Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of their musical talents and also their charitable work which raised money for Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, victims of the Omagh Bombing and other charities....
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