Bruce Springsteen has led celebrity tributes for John Prine, as the country star died from coronavirus complications aged 73.
It didn’t take long for messages of condolence to rush in, after the songwriter, best known for hits like Angel from Montgomery, passed away on Tuesday (7 April) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read the latest updates: Coronavirus news live.
Prine had suffered complications with the Covid-19 virus, that has so far claimed the lives of more than 82,000 people worldwide.
He was rushed to hospital last week after experiencing a ‘sudden onset’ of coronavirus symptoms and was said to be in ‘critical condition’.