Country music icon John Prine critically ill with coronavirus. Image via KIRO TV.
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Country music icon John Prine critically ill with coronavirus

John Prine, the 73-year-old country music icon famous for his songs Angel from Montgomery and Sam Stone, is in critical condition after being diagnosed with the COVID-19 infection, and has been placed on a ventilator. The announcement was made by his family via Prine's Twitter account, also notifying fans that Prine's wife Fiona Whelan Prine is also coronavirus-positive and is quarantining herself.

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