DER US-AMERIKANISCHE FOLK- UND COUNTRY-SINGER-SONGWRITER JOHN PRINE IST GESTORBEN

Der am 10. Oktober 1946 in Maywood (Illinois) geborene US-amerikanische Folk- und Country-Singer-Songwriter und Gitarrist John Prine (Bild) ist am 7. April 2020 in Nashville (Tennessee) gestorben. Er gehörte zu den einflussreichsten Songwritern seiner Generation in den USA und weit darüber hinaus, - berühmt für seine humorvollen, melancholischen und sozial engagierten Liedtexte. Mit den Alben «The Missing Years» und «Fair & Square» hatte John Prine die begehrten Grammy-Trophäen für das Beste zeitgenössische Folk-Album gewonnen. Noch im Februar 2020 war er bei den Grammy-Verleihungen mit einem Ehrenpreis für sein Lebenswerk ausgezeichnet worden. Prine wurde verehrt von vielen anderen Künstlern wie Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson oder Bruce Springsteen.

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John Prine, One of America’s Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73

Grammy-winning singer who combined literary genius with a common touch succumbs to coronavirus complications.

Stephen L. Betts, Patrick Doyle

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/

Americana Legend John Prine Dies at Age 73 Due to Coronavirus

The Illinois-born Prine was the songwriters› songwriter, getting his start in the Chicago folk scene in the 1970s, where his early champions included Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan and «Cowboy» Jack Clement, the latter of whom convinced Prine to move to Nashville in March 1980.

Annie Reuter

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9346434/john-prine-dead-coronavirus

John Prine, Who Chronicled the Human Condition in Song, Dies at 73

A folk singer and songwriter with a raspy voice and an offbeat humor, he was revered by his peers, including Bob Dylan.

William Grimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/arts/music/john-prine-dead.html

John Prine, US folk and country songwriter, dies aged 73 due to Covid-19 complications

Grammy-winning songwriter beloved of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash died on Tuesday.

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/08/john-prine-us-folk-and-country-songwriter-dies-aged-73

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