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Also known as John E. Prine, John Edward Prine

American singer-songwriter (1946-2020)

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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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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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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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    · 1992 · cited 28,860x

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Quotes

  • Surround me with your boundless love Confound me with your boundless loveI was drowning in the sea, Lost as I could beWhen you found me With your boundless love
  • When I get to heaven, I'm gonna shake God's hand Thank him for more blessings than one man can stand Then I'm gonna get a guitar and start a rock-n-roll band Check into a swell hotel, ain't the afterlife grand?

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Official website
www.johnprine.net
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John Prine by Ron Baker.jpg
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date of birth
1946-10-10
start of work period
1971-00-00
date of death
2020-04-07
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John Prine
name in native language
John Prine
social media followers
270000
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