We all love John Prine,” said the Drive-By Truckers and Mark Hamill, who said, “Get Well Soon John!” Hoping for the best,” said Jason Isbell “We love you so much John,” said Margo Price “goddamit if we lose john prine i swear to f - - king GOD,” tweeted Patton Oswalt “Sending blessings and every kind of good mojo we can conjure. And know that we love you, and John loves you.”Īfter his wife Fiona Whelan Prine, who was also his manager, tweeted the news of his illness, artists and fans from all over chimed in: “Sending our love to each of y’all. But so many of you have loved and supported John over the years, we wanted to let you know, and give you the chance to send out more of that love and support now. His family tweeted news about his critical condition on March 29: “This is hard news for us to share. He had been hospitalized March 26 and placed on a ventilator two days later.

The Grammy-winning folk and country singer-songwriter was 73.

John Prine died April 7 from complications related to coronavirus. The Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and their origin story inspired 2005’s Tony-winning, smash-hit Broadway juke box musical “Jersey Boys,” which was later adapted as a feature film by director Clint Eastwood. After co-founding The Four Seasons in 1960, the male vocalist crew cranked out a decade of chart-topping hits like “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” “Walk Like a Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Sherry.” 22 on Facebook.ĭeVito, a native of Belleville, NJ, was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, NJ.com reported.ĭeVito began performing with Newark native Frankie in doo-wop crews such as The Variatones and The Four Lovers circa 1954. He was 92.Īctor Alfred Nittoli (“Casino”) confirmed the baritone vocalist and lead guitarist’s passing Sept. Tommy DeVito, one of the smooth harmonizing founding members of legendary doo-wop group The Four Seasons, died from complications of the coronavirus.

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