The music of John Prine lives on and helps to remember those lost to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a new tribute video.
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On Monday, the opening night of the 2020 All-Virtual Democratic National Convention included a video segment commemorating those who died from the coronavirus. The memoriam clip contained the last recorded song by Prine, who died in April from coronavirus complications.
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John Prine in September 2018
Title “I remember everything”, the song underlines the emotional video, which was also shared through the late country legend’s Twitter account.
“I have been this way before, I remember every tree / Every single leaf of grass, holds a special place for me / And I remember every city, every hotel room / Every song I ever sang on a guitar,” he crowned in the song.
Prine, the country folk singer and songwriter behind classics such as “Angel from Montgomery,” died on Tuesday, April 7, at the age of 73, as a result of complications of COVID-19 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
– John Prine (@JohnPrineMusic) August 18, 2020
Prine was hospitalized with a “sudden onset” of coronavirus symptoms on March 26 and intubated on March 28, his family wrote in a statement posted on March 29 on Instagram.
“This is hard news for us to share,” his family wrote at the time. “But so many of you have loved and supported John over time, we wanted to let you know and give you the opportunity to send more of that love and support now,” the statement continued. “And know that we love you, and John loves you.”
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In recent years, Prine has survived cancer twice. In 1998, he underwent surgery and radiation to combat battle cancer found on his neck, and underwent a year of speech therapy before being able to perform again, with a grim voice.
“I think it improved my voice, if anything,” he told NPR. ‘I always had a hard time listening to my songs before my surgery.’
His wife of 23 years, Fiona Whelan Prine, was also diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier in March and had been updating fans about Prine’s condition while he was in hospital. In June, Fiona spoke with CBS This Morning, shares that it has been difficult without her husband, although she is confident she will be “in order.”
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“I’m on uncharted territory,” she said at the time. “Sometimes a friend will call and ask me how I am, and I will say, ‘I was hoping you would tell me.’ “But I know, I’m going to be okay. I’ve got a resilience. I’ve got the resilience muscles, which’s a little exhausting at the moment, but I’ll be fine. John has left me a lot.”
According to data compiled by The New York Times, there were more than 5,455,100 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 170,400 deaths in the US, as of Tuesday morning.
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