John Prine
Sign in to saveAlso 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
Discography
- John Prine1971
- Diamonds in the Rough1972
- Sweet Revenge1973
- Common Sense1975
- Bruised Orange1978
- Pink Cadillac1979
- Storm Windows1980
- Aimless Love1984
- German Afternoons1986
- The Missing Years1991
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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
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
Show 13 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-10-10
- student
- Kacey Musgraves
- 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
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- social media followers
- 270000
- place of burial
- Chicago
Sources (12)
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