Ronnie Prophet

{{Short description|Canadian American country musician and comedy performer (1937–2018)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ronnie Prophet

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_name = Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1937|12|26}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|03|02|1937|12|26}}

| birth_place = Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada{{cite news | url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ronnie-prophet-emc | title=Ronnie Prophet | date=18 June 2007 | website=Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/ | access-date=2 February 2021}}

| death_place = Tavares, Florida, U.S.

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1973–2018

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Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet (26 December 1937{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1993|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-726-6|page=328}} – 2 March 2018){{Cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/ronnie-prophet-dies/|title=Country Music Singer and TV Host Ronnie Prophet Dies at 80|website=Tasteofcountry.com|date=4 March 2018 |access-date=9 August 2021}} was a Canadian-American country musician and comedy performer.

He was born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, 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 and The Ronnie Prophet Show.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

From 1997, he was based in Branson, Missouri, United States, and was married to musician Glory-Anne Carriere.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/country-music-star-ronnie-prophet-80-was-a-superb-showman/article38350383/ | title=Country music star Ronnie Prophet, 80, was a superb showman | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | first=Diane | last=Peters | date=26 March 2018 | accessdate=9 August 2021 }}

Prophet died on 2 March 2018 at his home in Tavares, Florida, following cardiac and kidney failure. He was 80.{{cite news | url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2018/03/02/rip-canadian-country-star-ronnie-prophet | title=RIP: Canadian Country Star Ronnie Prophet | date=2 March 2018 | website=Fyimusicnews.ca| access-date=10 January 2020}}