John Prine
John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood , Illinois , † April 7, 2020 in Nashville , Tennessee ) was an American country singer and songwriter .
Life
Prine began his musical career in the late 1960s as a folk singer in Chicago . Through a friend, the songwriter Steve Goodman , he made the acquaintance of Kris Kristofferson and Paul Anka , who got him a contract with the Atlantic label in 1971. Prine's early albums were not commercial successes, but they earned him recognition in the scene. More and more established country and folk singers resorted to his songs.
In 1975 a semi-successful album was released for the first time, Common Sense . Nevertheless, John Prine lost his record deal some time later. Without further ado, he founded his own label, Oh Boy Records, together with his manager Al Bunetta in 1981 . In 1991 The Missing Years was recorded, sold more than 500,000 copies and brought Prine a Grammy . Numerous stars of the country scene participated in the production of this album. In 1995 he released the album Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings , which was again nominated for a Grammy. 2003 John Prine was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to songwriting of BBC Radio 2 and he was in the Nashville Music Hall of Fame added. In 2005 he released his first album since 1997: Fair and Square , with songs like Safety Joe , about the risks in a man's life, and Some Humans Ain't Human , a protest song about the dark side of human nature, which is a brief overview of reflects the politics of George W. Bush in Iraq. The album won a Grammy for The Best Contemporary Folk Album the following year , and Prine was also named Artist of the Year.
In 2015, Rolling Stone listed Prine 94th of the 100 best songwriters of all time .
At the end of 1997 Prine was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma in the right neck area. In January 1998 the tumor and part of the neck were surgically removed. He then had to undergo six weeks of radiation therapy. In November 2013, Prine announced that he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma . He died on April 7, 2020 of complications from a SARS-CoV-2 infection at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
Prine was a cousin of actor Andrew Prine .
Movies
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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CH | US | Country | |||
1971 | John Prine | - |
US55 (... weeks) US |
- | |
1972 | Diamonds in the Rough | - |
US148 (10 weeks) US |
- | |
1973 | Sweet Revenge | - |
US135 (11 weeks) US |
- | |
1975 | Common sense | - |
US66 (10 weeks) US |
- | |
1976 | Prime Prine: The Best of John Prine | - |
US196
gold
(2 weeks)US |
- | |
1978 | Bruised Orange | - |
US116 (13 weeks) US |
- | |
1979 | Pink Cadillac | - |
US152 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
1980 | Storm Windows | - |
US144 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
1995 | Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings | - |
US159 (9 weeks) US |
- | |
1999 | In Spite of Ourselves | - |
US197 (1 week) US |
Country21 (31 weeks) Country |
|
2005 | Fair & Square | - |
US55 (9 weeks) US |
- | |
2010 | In person & on stage | - |
US85 (1 week) US |
- | |
2011 | Singing Mailman Delivers | - |
US94 (1 week) US |
- | |
2016 | For Better, or Worse | - |
US30 (2 weeks) US |
Country2 (13 weeks) Country |
|
2018 | The Tree of Forgiveness |
CH53 (1 week) CH |
US5 (4 weeks) US |
Country2 (... weeks) Country |
in Switzerland only posthumously in the charts in 2020
|
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1984: Aimless Love
- 1986: German Afternoons
- 1988: John Prine Live
- 1991: The Missing Years
- 1993: Great Days: The John Prine Anthology
- 1993: A John Prine Christmas
- 1997: Live on Tour
- 2000: souvenirs
- 2007: Standard Songs for Average People (with Mac Wiseman )
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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US | Country | |||
1992 | Sweet Suzanne Falling from Grace OST |
- |
Country68 (5 weeks) Country |
with Buzzin 'cousins
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Web links
- Official website of John Prine
- Comprehensive private website on John Prine
- John Prine at myspace
- John Prine at Allmusic (English)
- John Prine in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Andreas Weigel : On the death of the singer-songwriter John Prine (1946 - 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Rolling Stone , August 2015, accessed August 7, 2017 .
- ↑ John Prine, One of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73 , Rolling Stone, April 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Switzerland US
- ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: US
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Prine, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer and songwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Maywood , Illinois |
DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2020 |
Place of death | Nashville , Tennessee |