John Prine – Singer and Songwriter, Who Died at the Age of 73, Spending 5 Decades in the Industry

Who is John Prine?

John Prine is a big name in the entertainment and music industry. He was a professional singer and songwriter. He was an excellent singer who has been in the music industry for more than 5 decades. John tested positive for the coronavirus during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Sadly, on the 7th of April, 2020, the most prominent singer died.

Bio

John was born on the 10th of October, 1946, with the name John Prine in Maywood, a village in Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. He was the son of William Prine and Verna Hamm Prine. Further details about his parents are unknown. Furthermore, he has one sibling, a brother named David Prine.

Education

Talking about his educational qualifications, Prine was a high school graduate. He attended Proviso East High School, located in Maywood, Illinois. He also attended Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music to study music.

Social Media

John Prine has Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts. His Instagram id is @john_prine. He has more than 145.4 k followers on Instagram. Furthermore, his Twitter id is @JohnPrineMusic. He has more than 58.9 k followers on Twitter. His official website is www.JohnPrine.net

Music Career of John Prine

The debut album of John is titled John Prine, which was released in 1971 under Atlantic Records. The album consisted of 13 tracks; six on side one and 7 in another. This album peaked at number 154 on the Billboard 200 charts. Furthermore, he then released Diamonds in the Rough, his second studio album in 1972 under Atlantic Records. The album consisted of a total of 13 tracks and peaked at number 148 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. Prine’s third studio album is titled Sweet Revenge, which was released under Atlantic Records in October of 1973. This album consisted of 12 tracks in total and peaked at number 135 on the US Billboard 200 charts. Furthermore, he worked with producer Arif Mardin in the album.

Two years later, John released his fourth studio album titled Common Sense in 1975 under Atlantic Records. The album consisted of 11 tracks in total. Furthermore, the album peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart with single You Never Can Tell as its most successful single. Prine then released his fifth studio album titled Bruised Orange in 1978 under Asylum Records with producer Steve Goodman. The album consisted of a total of 10 tracks and peaked at number 116 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. His sixth album is titled Pink Cadillac, which was released in 1979 under Asylum Records. For this album, Prine worked with producers Jerry Phillips, Knox Phillips, and Sam Phillips.

Prine released his seventh album titled Storm Windows in 1980 under Asylum Records. Working with producer Barry Beckett, the album consists of 10 tracks. The album peaked at number 144 on the Billboard Pop Albums. He then released Aimless Love, his eighth album in 1984 under Oh Boy Records. Furthermore, he worked with producers like Steve Goodman and Jim Rooney for this album that consisted of 11 tracks. In 1986, he released his ninth album titled German Afternoons under Oh Boy Records. Working with producer Jim Rooney, The album consists of 12 tracks. His tenth studio album was released on the 24th of September, 1991 under Oh Boy Records titled The Missing Years. The album consisted of 14 tracks in total.

Prine released his eleventh studio album titled A John Prine Christmas in 1994 under Oh Boy Records. Furthermore, he worked with producers like Howie Epstein, David Ferguson, and Jack Grochmal. He made an album with 8 tracks. He then released Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings on the 4th of April, 1995, under Oh Boy Records with producer Howie Epstein. Furthermore, this album consists of 14 tracks. Under the Oh Boy Records again, Prine released another album titled Live on Tour in 1997. He worked with Dan Einstein in this movie and created an album with 15 tracks.

Furthermore, Prine released his 13th studio album titled Despite Ourselves on the 28th of September, 1999, under Oh Boy Records. He worked with Jim Rooney in this album, which consists of 16 tracks. This album peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums and number 197 on the US Billboard 200. Furthermore, John Prine released his fourteenth studio album in 2000 under Oh Boy Records titled Souvenirs. The album consists of 15 tracks in total. He then released Fair & Square on the 26th of April, 2005 under Oh Boy Records.

Working with producer Gary Paczosa to create an album of 14 tracks in total. This album peaked at number 55 on the Billboard 200 charts and number 2 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. In 2016, Prine released For Better, or Worse on the 16th of September, 2016 under Oh Boy Records. Furthermore, he released 15 tracks in total through this album that peaked at number 161 in Belgian Albums charts and number 5 on the US Folk albums chart.  His final studio album is titled The Tree of Forgiveness that he released on the 13th of April 2018 under Oh Boy Records.

Personal Life

John firstly married  Ann Carole in 1966. However, they divorced after four years of marriage. Then, he married Rachel Peer in 1984. Also, the pair separated after four years of their marriage. Finally, he tied a knot with Fiona Whelan Prine in 1988. Also, the couple had three sons together; Tommy, Jack, and Jody. John and Fiona, both tested positive for the coronavirus. Fiona recovered from the virus.

John Prine Net Worth

John Prine was a wonderful personality who had been in the music industry for a long amount of time. His net worth had been estimated to be around $6 million as of 2020. He earned money through various albums he sold through the years.

Death

John Prine experienced the symptoms of the COVID-19 on the 26th of March, 2020. He was in a critical condition on the 28th of March and was intubated. Due to the complications, he died on the 7th of April, 2020