Folk singer-songwriter John Prine, 73, dies of coronavirus

Country-folk singer John Prine has died at the age of 73 after suffering complications from Covid-19, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone. The American musician passed away on Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

He spent almost two weeks in intensive care, having been admitted on March 25 after developing symptoms of coronavirus, and his family shared the worrying news with his fans on social media at the time. They revealed the star had been intubated and was in a critical condition.

Then on April 3, his wife Fiona Prine provided fans with an update, and revealed her pain at being unable to be by her husband’s side. She wrote: “He is receiving excellent medical care and being treated with kindness and compassion by the entire team looking after him day and night. I cannot be with him which makes this nightmare all the more distressing for me.

“I don’t have the words to adequately thank you all for the outpouring of love and prayers that John and our family has received this last week. It means the world to us to have your love and support at this difficult time.”

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Prine, who was born in Maywood, Illinois, rose to fame in the 1970s after being discovered by Kris Kristofferson whilst singing at a Chicago club called Fifth Peg, which led to the release of his self-titled debut album in 1971.

Over the years he penned hits including ‘Sam Stone’, ‘Angel From Montgomery’, ‘Hello in There’ and ‘Spanish Pipedream’, and earned the praise of huge names such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bette Midler and Loretta Lynn.

His most recent musical release was in 2018 when he released album ‘The Tree of Forgiveness’, which was his first record of new material in 13 years.