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Biography
About|the musician|the politician|Jim Corr (politician)BLP sources|date=August 2008Infobox musical artist| image = Jim Corr.jpg| name = Jim Corr| background = solo_singer| birth_name = James Steven Ignatius Corr| birth_date = Birth date and age|1964|7|31| origin = Dundalk , County Louth , Republic of Ireland|Ireland | death_date =| instrument = Guitar , Keyboard instrument|keyboard , accordion , singing|vocals | genre = Rock music|Rock , Celtic music|Celtic , Pop music|pop | occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter| years_active = 1990–present| label =| associated_acts = The Corrs | website = http://www.thecorrswebsite.com, http://www.jimcorr.com James Steven Ignatius "Jim" Corr (born July 31, 1964), is an Irish people|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 Corr|Andrea , Sharon Corr|Sharon and Caroline Corr|Caroline . He is also a DJ.cite news|url= http://www.showbiz.ie/news/april02/26-corrs14.shtml|title=The Corrs, Bono & Westlife Feeling the Summer Buzz...|work=ShowBiz Ireland|date=26 April 2002|accessdate=26 April 2002|quote=Jim Corr from the famed Irish band will hit the decks alongside one of Ireland's top DJ's Tony Fenton.
Musical career
BLP unsourced section|date=April 2011Corr 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.
Charity work and recognition
BLP unsourced section|date=April 2011The Corr siblings were appointed as honorary Member of the Order of the British Empire|MBE s in 2005 by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|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 upon Tyne|Newcastle (where their mother was treated), victims of the Omagh Bombing , The Prince's Trust , and other charities. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/story/the-corrs-receive-mbe-honours "The Corrs - The Corrs Receive Mbe Honours" Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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 AnnieLennox , Eddie Izzard and Bob Geldof . He also performed at Nelson Mandela 's 46664 (concerts)|46664 concert in South Africa , to help raise awareness of the growing AIDS epidemic in Africa.
Personal views
Corr is a member of the 9/11 Truth Movement and operates a website where he writes about the New World Order (conspiracy theory)|New World Order , including the notion that September 11 attacks|September 11th , 2001, was an inside job.cite web|url= http://www.jimcorr.com/index.php? option=com_content& view=section& layout=blog& id=5& Itemid=72|title=JimCorr.com Following the death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011, Corr maintained that bin Laden had actually died 10 years earlier in 2001. http://www.nme.com/news/the-corrs/56463 "Jim Corr: 'Osama Bin Laden has been dead for 10 years'" NME . Retrieved 2011-05-26.
Personal life
Corr has a son, Brandon, with ex-fiancee Gayle Williamson , a former Miss Northern Ireland . http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article6832231.ece "Profile: Jim Corr" Sunday Times . Retrieved 2011-05-26.
Corr's paternal uncle, Peter Corr , was a professional footballer who played for the Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland and several clubs including Everton F.C.|Everton .
References
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External links
http://www.thecorrswebsite.com The Corrs official website
http://www.jimcorr.com Jim Corr official website
TheCorrs Persondata | NAME = Corr, Jim | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Corr, James Steven Ignatius | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish singer, songwriter and musician | DATE OF BIRTH = July 31, 1964 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH =
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