Posted on 04/08/2020 8:48:59 AM PDT by Dacula
From Fiona Whelan Prine...
Our beloved John died yesterday evening at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville TN. We have no words to describe the grief our family is experiencing at this time. John was the love of my life and adored by our sons Jody, Jack and Tommy, daughter in law Fanny, and by our grandchildren.
John contracted Covid-19 and in spite of the incredible skill and care of his medical team at Vanderbilt he could not overcome the damage this virus inflicted on his body.
I sat with John - who was deeply sedated- in the hours before he passed and will be forever grateful for that opportunity.
My dearest wish is that people of all ages take this virus seriously and follow guidelines set by the CDC. We send our condolences and love to the thousands of other American families who are grieving the loss of loved ones at this time - and to so many other families across the world.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the outpouring of love we have received from family, friends, and fans all over the world. John will be so missed but he will continue to comfort us with his words and music and the gifts of kindness, humor and love he left for all of us to share.
In lieu of flowers or gifts at this time we would ask that a donation be made to one of the following non profits:
I hope he had his flag decal, just in case. :P
but seriously, RIP to a very talented songwriter.
Heard of him but don’t think I’ve ever listened to one of his songs.
Classic John Prine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tTwXv4glY
From his website;
“When I Get to Heaven,” which brings a healthy dose of levity to what might have been a grave situation. Prine revealed in 2013 that an operable form of cancer had been found on his lung. Fortunately an operation proved successful. The diagnosis followed a 1998 surgery for neck cancer, which made him give up smoking for good.
“That was 20 years ago and I still miss cigarettes,” he admits. “If somebody lights up, I’ll go stand next to them after they’re up so I can get that initial blast. So I’d written this chorus about having my favorite cocktail and having a cigarette that’s nine miles long. I kept thinking, ‘Where the hell can I do that?’ The only place I can get away with that it is in Heaven because there’s no cancer there. So, the chorus dictated the setting of the song. I made up the verses around that.”
My heart’s in the ice house
RIP John Prine
He was weakened by cancer and could not recover. I am sure the doctors did everything they could.
John is up in heaven singing to my wife.
That’s the way that the world goes around.
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A very interesting theology. Sad he apparently was so deceived.
Who is John Prine?
I am sad to hear he passed. I was really hoping he would beat this.
OK, answered.
He wrote a lot of CW and folk music songs in the 1970’s and 1980’s. He also was performer but most of his stuff others made into big hits.
Also Al Kaline
"Sam Stone" is a song written by John Prine about a drug-addicted veteran with a Purple Heart and his death by overdose. It appeared on Prine's eponymous 1971 debut album. The song was originally titled "Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues".
-- John Prine
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