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For Better, or Worse is the seventeenth studio album by John Prine. It consists of tracks in which the artist teams with an all-star contingent of female singers on a selection of vintage country songs as duets. [peacock prose] It was his first studio album in nine years, preceded by 2007's Standard Songs for Average People.
In Spite of Ourselves is the 13th studio album of John Prine, featuring duets with various well-known female folk and alt-country vocalists, released in 1999. The album was Prine's first release since successfully battling throat cancer.
John Edward Prine [2] (/ p r aɪ n /; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music.Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire, as well as sweet songs and melancholy ...
Former Times staffer Robert Hilburn opines that from his debut album in 1971, John Prine, who recently died, was one of the greatest songwriters America has ever produced. The 10 best John Prine songs
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" is a song written by American singer-songwriter John Prine and recorded on his 1986 album German Afternoons. The song was covered by American singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, who released it as a single from her 1988 album View from the House. Carnes' version reached number 70 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs ...
The song was covered by Patsy Cline on radio program Country Style, USA program number 246 and released on an EP in 1960. The song was covered by John Prine and Connie Smith on his 1999 duet record In Spite of Ourselves.
Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge recorded the song for their 1974 album Breakaway. Leona Williams and Justin Travi cut a version of the song. George Jones performed the song with Connie Smith during a television appearance in 1988 and again on his own TNN show with Loretta Lynn. Montgomery recorded the song again with John Prine in 1999.
Standing before a packed house at The Basement, one of Nashville’s most intimate music venues, Tommy Prine talked about the death of his father. Prine’s father, singer-songwriter John Prine ...