Ronnie Prophet

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Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet (26 December 1937^[2] – 2 March 2018)^[3] was a Canadian-American country musician and comedy performer.

He was born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.^[1] In his childhood, Prophet lived in Calumet, Quebec, and began performing at local venues in his youth.^[2] His successful musical career in the United States began in the mid-1960s.^[2] Prophet also performed in numerous Canadian television productions in the 1970s including Grand Old Country and The Ronnie Prophet Show.^{[citation needed]}

From 1997, he was based in Branson, Missouri, United States, and was married to musician Glory-Anne Carriere.^[4]

Prophet died on 2 March 2018 at his home in Tavares, Florida, following cardiac and kidney failure. He was 80.^[5]

• 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

• Official website
• Green, Richard. "Prophet, Ronnie". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
• "1985 Entertainer Inductee: Ronnie Prophet". Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame. 26 January 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
• Ronnie Prophet at IMDb