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Also known as John E. Prine, John Edward Prine

American singer-songwriter (1946-2020)

Person · Open Library

Works
8

Top works

  • John Prine for Ukulele
  • John Prine Beyond Words
  • John Prine Sheet Music Collection
  • John Prine - Guitar Songbook
  • The tree of forgiveness

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1946-10-10
Active to
2020-04-07
american singeramerican songwriterclassic pop and rockcountrydeath by covid-19folk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
533,355
Total plays
12,433,024

Tags

folksinger-songwritercountryamericanaAlt-country

John Edward Prine (October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He was known for an often humorous style of original music that has elements of protest and social commentary. Born and raised in Maywood, Illinois, Prine learned to play the guitar at age 14. He attended classes at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. <a href="h

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Maywood
Place of death
Nashville
Occupation
mail carrier
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
guitar
Official website
www.johnprine.net
Image
John Prine by Ron Baker.jpg
Residence
Kinvarra
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date of birth
1946-10-10
start of work period
1971-00-00
date of death
2020-04-07
cause of death
COVID-19
Commons category
John Prine
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
John Prine
medical condition
COVID-19
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
social media followers
270000
place of burial
Chicago
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