Legendary Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dead From Covid-19 at 73

John Prine, one of country folk music’s most revered singer-songwriters, has died. Prine’s family announced a few weeks ago that the 73-year-old had contracted covid-19 and was hospitalized. On Tuesday, the New York Times reports, he died at a Nashville hospital of complications stemming from the virus.

Prine grew up in Chicago and began performing in the late 1960s, not long after the Bob Dylan folk boom changed the face of American music. He released his first self-titled album in the 1970s and racked up a long list of fans, including Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Dylan himself.