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Biography
Place of Death
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Burial Place
Green River
Awards(4)
Americana Award for Artist of the YearAmericana Lifetime Achievement Award for SongwritingGrammy Lifetime Achievement AwardGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
Education(2)
Proviso East High SchoolOld Town School of Folk Music
John Prine (* 10. October 1946 in Maywood; † 7. April 2020 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center) was an american singer-songwriter. He was 73 years old. His education included Proviso East High School and Old Town School of Folk Music. He received 4 awards, including Americana Award for Artist of the Year, Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. His cause of death was COVID-19. He was buried at Green River.
Life Events
8 Events1946
Born in Maywood, Cook County
1991
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
2003
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting
2005
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
2005
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
2017
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
2018
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
2020