John Prine Death
John passed away on April 7, 2020 at the age of 73 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. John's cause of death was Coronavirus.
When did John Prine die?
April 7, 2020How did John Prine die? What was the cause of death?
CoronavirusHow old was John Prine when died?
73Where did John Prine die? What was the location of death?
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
John Prine Birthday and Date of Death
John Prine was born on October 10, 1946 and died on April 7, 2020. John was 73 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: October 10, 1946
Date of Death: April 7, 2020
Age at Death: 73
John Prine - Biography
John Prine (born October 10, 1946) is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer since the early 1970s.
Prine was married three times. His first marriage was to high school sweetheart Ann Carole in 1966. The marriage lasted until the late 1970s. Prine was married to bassist Rachel Peer from 1984–88. Prine married Fiona Whelan Prine, who was also his manager, in 1988. Prine and Whelan had three sons together, Tommy, Jack, and Jody. Prine had a home, and spent part of the year, in Galway, Ireland.
In early 1998, Prine was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer on the right side of his neck. He had major surgery to remove a substantial amount of diseased tissue, followed by six weeks of radiation therapy. The surgery removed a piece of his neck and severed a few nerves in his tongue, while the radiation damaged some salivary glands. A year of recuperation and speech therapy was necessary before he could perform again. The operation altered his vocals and added a gravelly tone to his voice.
In 2013, Prine underwent surgery to remove cancer in his left lung. After the surgery, a physical therapist put him through an unusual workout to build stamina: Prine was required to run up and down his house stairs, grab his guitar while still out of breath and sing two songs. Six months later, he was touring again.
On March 19, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, Prine's wife Fiona revealed that she had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 and had been quarantined in their home apart from him. He was hospitalized on March 26 after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and was intubated on the evening of March 28 in critical condition. On March 30, Fiona tweeted that she had recovered and that John was in stable condition but not improving. On April 3, she reported that he was still on a ventilator and needed quite a bit of help with his breathing: he had pneumonia in both lungs and had developed some peripheral issues that were being treated with medications including antibiotics. Prine died on April 7, 2020, of complications caused by COVID-19.
