Prine remains "very ill"
Prine has been at a Nashville hospital for eight days due to being infected by the coronavirus.
Fiona Prine, John's wife, wrote on Instagram, "This is John's 8th day in ICU . 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. As you know, John was put on a ventilator last Saturday. He still needs quite a bit of help with his breathing. Like many patients currently in ICU beds all around the world, John has pneumonia in both lungs. He has also developed some peripheral issues that are being treated with meds, including antibiotics."
"He is very ill, and yet, I remain hopeful that he can continue to fight this devastating virus and come home where we can care for him."
"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."
"On behalf of me and our boys- Jody Jack and Tommy - please know that we are keeping you all in our hearts with a prayer that you stay safe and healthy. Please continue to send Love, Prayers and Positive Energy to John. He needs us now more than ever.John loves you, and I love you too."
More news for John Prine
- 05/16/24: Kentucky town honors Prine, The Everly Brothers
- 10/10/23: Prine family donates Wurlitzer to Country Music Hall of Fame
- 06/27/23: Event celebrating Prine returns
- 09/08/21: Prine tribute postponed to '22 due to COVID
- 03/22/21: Prine live at Newport Folk coming soon
- 12/15/20: Highwomen score three AMA honors
- 06/12/20: New Prine song released
- 06/11/20: Prine tribute features Church, Musgraves, Carlile
CD reviews for John Prine
Mortality is very much on the mind of John Prine on this, his first album of all-new songs in 13 years. Understandably. After all, this is a man who has survived lung cancer and squamous cell cancer, the latter of which took a toll on his vocal cords. He's also had two knee replacements and a hip replacement. "All the TSA guys know me," jokes the legendary 71-year-old singer-songwriter. There are odes to the Almighty ("Boundless Love") and reflections on human limitations ...
With "For Better or Worse," John Prine follows up his "In Spite of Ourselves" album with more male/female duets. And this one is a true A-list effort, as it finds Prine trading lines with the likes of Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Alison Krauss. Once again, though, Iris DeMent steals the show with the angry and sarcastic "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out," the same way she did with the prior album's title cut. She's a worthy sparring partner, ...
John Prine holds a well-deserved spot in the songwriters' pantheon. So, it's always a bit disappointing when a new Prine release isn't stocked with new Prine songs. After producing 7 albums between 1971-1980, he has only made a handful of albums of originals since then, although he has done a couple covers projects, the "Souvenirs" re-recordings album, a Christmas disc and now his third live album.
That said, there are bountiful joys in listening to Prine performing ...
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