Hello John Prine fans we listed some interesting facts about John Prine
1- John Prine born on October 10, 1946, at Maywood, Illinois
2- John Prine served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was stationed in Germany.
3- John Prine attended classes at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music
4- John Prine formed his own record label in the 80s
5- John Prine’s grandfather was also a musician who played the guitar for Merle Travis
6- John Prine married three times
7- John Prine became a regular performer at established nightclubs such as The Fifth Peg, Earl of Old Town, Bulls, Somebody Else’s Trouble and the Quiet Knight.
8- John Prine was the first singer to perform at the Library of Congress
9- John Prine was discovered by Kris Kristofferson
10- John Prine learned to play the guitar when he was 14
11- John Prine has battled cancer twice
12- John Prine won 3 Grammy Awards
13- Bob Dylan has called Prine one of his favorite songwriters
14- John Prine has been referred to as “the Mark Twain of songwriting.”
15- In 2001, Prine appeared in a supporting role in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Daddy & Them.
16- John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020, of complications caused by COVID-19 at the age of 73.
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