{{Short description|Canadian American country musician and comedy performer (1937–2018)}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2020}} {{Use Canadian English|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Ronnie Prophet | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | alias = | 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<ref name="auto">{{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}}</ref> | death_place = Tavares, Florida, U.S. | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Country | occupation = Singer | years_active = 1973–2018 | label = | website = | spouse = Glory-Anne Carriere }}
'''Ronald Lawrence Victor Prophet''' (26 December 1937<ref name="LarkinCountry">{{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}}</ref> – 2 March 2018)<ref>{{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}}</ref> was a Canadian-American country musician and comedy performer.
He was born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada.<ref name="auto"/> In his childhood, Prophet lived in Calumet, Quebec, and began performing at local venues in his youth.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> His successful musical career in the United States began in the mid-1960s.<ref name="LarkinCountry"/> 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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
Prophet died on 2 March 2018 at his home in Tavares, Florida, following cardiac and kidney failure. He was 80.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==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== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%;"|CAN Country ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%;"|CAN AC ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%;"|US Country |- | 1973 ! scope="row"| "San Diego" | 36 | 35 | — | align="left"| ''Faces & Phases of Ronnie Prophet'' |- | 1975 ! scope="row"| "Sanctuary" | 20 | 30 | 26 | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Ronnie Prophet'' <small>(1976)</small> |- | rowspan="3"| 1976 ! scope="row"| "Shine On" | 13 | — | 36 |- ! scope="row"| "It's Enough" | 33 | — | 50 |- ! scope="row"| "Big Big World" | 13 | — | 82 |- | rowspan="2"| 1977 ! scope="row"| "Phone Call from Allyson" | 19 | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "It Ain't Easy Loving Me" | 27 | — | 99 | align="left"| ''Ronnie Prophet Country'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 ! scope="row"| "Everybody Needs a Love Song" | 49 | — | — | align="left"| Non-album song |- ! scope="row"| "The Phantom of the Opry" | 3 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''The Phantom'' |- | 1981 ! scope="row"| "Every Story in the Book" | 19 | — | — |- | rowspan="2" | 1982 ! scope="row"| "The Ex-Superstar's Waltz" | 8 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''I Need a Lover'' |- ! scope="row"| "I Need a Lover" | 18 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1983 ! scope="row"| "Smooth Operator" | 37 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="2"| ''I'm Gonna Love Him Out of You'' |- ! scope="row"| "I'm Gonna Love Him Out of You" | 30 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1986 ! scope="row"| "Stealer of Hearts" | 14 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="6"| ''Ronnie Prophet'' <small>(1987)</small> |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Take Her to Heart" | 27 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1987 ! scope="row"| "No Holiday in L.A." | 9 | 17 | — |- ! scope="row"| "If You're Up for Love" | 17 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1988 ! scope="row"| "Fire in the Feeling" | 42 | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Breaking Up Ain't Hard to Do" | 55 | — | — |- | 1989 ! scope="row"| "Trying to Outrun Your Memory" | 61 | — | — | align="left"| Non-album song |- | rowspan="2"| 1990 ! scope="row"| "Touch of Class" | 37 | — | — | align="left"| ''Prophet of Love'' |- ! scope="row"| "You've Got Me Right Where I Want Me" | 47 | — | — | align="left"| Non-album song |- | rowspan="2"| 1991 ! scope="row"| "I Won't Be There" | 35 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Prophet of Love'' |- ! scope="row"| "The Feeling of Love" | 59 | — | — |- | 1992 ! scope="row"| "Prophet of Love" | 86 | — | — |}
===Singles with Glory-Anne Carriere=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%;"|CAN Country |- | 1982 ! scope="row"| "Storybook Children" | 32 | align="left"| Non-album song |- | 1984 ! scope="row"| "If This Is Love" | 6 | align="left" rowspan="4"| ''Sure Thing'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1985 ! scope="row"| "I'm Glad We're Bad at Something" | 10 |- ! scope="row"| "I'll Be There" | 31 |- | 1987 ! scope="row"| "Lucky in Love" | 57 |- | 1989 ! scope="row"| "Two Hearts" | 77 | align="left"| ''Prophet of Love'' |}
===Guest singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single ! rowspan="2"| Artist ! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="width:4em;font-size:90%;"|CAN Country |- | 1988 ! scope="row"| "Honest to Goodness Amigos" | Ray Griff | 86 | align="left"| ''Honest to Goodness Amigos'' |}
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==External links== *[http://www.ronnieprophet.com/ Official website] * {{cite encyclopedia | url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ronnie-prophet-emc | encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia | access-date=14 September 2007 | title=Prophet, Ronnie | first=Richard | last=Green }} *{{cite web|url=http://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/members/1985/ronnie_prophet.htm |publisher=Ottawa Valley Country Music Hall of Fame |title=1985 Entertainer Inductee: Ronnie Prophet |access-date=14 September 2007 |date=26 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220120645/http://www.ottawacountrymusichof.org/members/1985/ronnie_prophet.htm |archive-date=20 February 2007}} *{{imdb name|0698698}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prophet, Ronnie}} Category:1937 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Canadian comedy musicians Category:Canadian country singers Category:Canadian male singers Category:Canadian expatriate musicians in the United States Category:Juno Award winners Category:Apex Records artists Category:People from Hawkesbury, Ontario Category:Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer(s) of the Year winners Category:Canadian Country Music Association Fans' Choice Award winners