I saw Kenny Rankin play in NYC many,many years ago. My memory is:
Beautiful songs
Beautiful singing
A great sense of humor.
He announced to the crowd, "Here's one you all know" and played the riff from "Smoke On The Water" before doing (I think - remember this is a long time ago) "Silver Morning".
He just came across as a great musician AND a likeable guy. It's sad that he's gone.
Marty