Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet (26 December 1937
– 2 March 2018) was a Canadian-American country musician and comedy performer.
He was born in
Hawkesbury, Ontario
Hawkesbury is a Franco-Ontarian city in Prescott-Russell county in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The vast majority of its 10,550 inhabitants are francophone.
The Long-Sault Bridge links it to Grenville, Quebec to the north. This bridge, crossing ...
, Canada.
In his childhood, Prophet lived in
Calumet, Quebec, and began performing at local venues in his youth.
His successful musical career in the United States began in the mid-1960s.
Prophet also performed in numerous Canadian television productions in the 1970s including ''
Grand Old Country
''Grand Old Country'' was a Canadian television variety series airing on CTV from 1975 to 1981. The show was hosted by country music singer Ronnie Prophet
Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet (26 December 1937 – 2 March 2018) was a Canadian-Ame ...
'' and ''
The Ronnie Prophet Show
''The Ronnie Prophet Show'' was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1974.
Premise
Ronnie Prophet, who hosted the 1973 ''Country Roads
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roa ...
''.
From 1997, he was based in
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, Missouri, Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County, Missouri, Stone County. Branson is in the Ozarks, Ozark Mountains. ...
, United States, and was married to musician
Glory-Anne Carriere
Glory-Anne Carriere (born 1947 in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian country singer, who received Juno Award nominations for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1978 and Best Country Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of ...
.
Prophet died on 2 March 2018 at his home in
Tavares, Florida, following cardiac and kidney failure. He was 80.
Awards and recognition
* 1978: winner,
Juno Award, Country Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1979: winner,
Juno Award, Country Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1980: nominee,
Juno Award, Country Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1984: winner Canadian Country Music Duo of the Year with Glory-Anne Carriere
* 1984: winner Canadian Country Music Entertainer of the Year
* 1985: Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame
* 1987: nominee,
Juno Award, Country Male Vocalist of the Year
* 1999: inductee,
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
Singles
Singles with Glory-Anne Carriere
Guest singles
References
External links
Official website*
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1937 births
2018 deaths
Canadian comedy musicians
Canadian country singers
Canadian male singers
Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States
Juno Award winners
Apex Records artists
People from Hawkesbury, Ontario
Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer(s) of the Year winners
Canadian Country Music Association Fans' Choice Award winners