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John Prine dead at 73 after contracting coronavirus

By Zach Halaschak
Published April 8, 2020 3:51am ET
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John Prine dead at 73 after contracting coronavirus
FILE — In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. Prine died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. | (Wade Payne/AP)

“When I get to heaven, I’m gonna shake God’s hand.”

John Prine, an award-winning country-folk singer, died on Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he was being treated for the coronavirus. He was 73.

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