John Prine, an esteemed country-folk singer-songwriter whose mordent wit camouflaged the profound seriousness of his work, has died at 73. The cause was complications from…
John Prine, an esteemed country-folk singer-songwriter whose mordent wit camouflaged the profound seriousness of his work, has died at 73. The cause was complications from COVID-19, his spokesperson said.
When he was still in his early twenties, Prine developed a keen ear for the inner pain of older people, a talent which resulted in two of his best-known songs.
Upon returning to Chicago, he held a job as a mailman while, by night, he performed at the local club the Fifth Peg. He soon became a fixture in the city’s rich folk scene, earning up to $1000 a week with his music. At one show at Earl of Old Town, he was seen by the film critic Roger Ebert, who raved about his work in a review in the Chicago Sun-Times under the headline: “Singing Mailman Delivers a Powerful Message in a Few Words.
After cutting seven albums for major labels — first for Atlantic and then for Asylum Records — Prine formed his own record company, Oh Boy, making him a D.I.Y. pioneer. In 1991, he won his first Grammy, for Best Contemporary Folk Album, for. But by ’98, he began to experience serious health issues. After being diagnosed with squamous cell cancer, he had surgery that involved removing part of his neck, a procedure that damaged some nerves in his tongue.
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