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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 ...
A year without John Prine is a year too desolate to measure in sheer months. But with the anniversary of the legendary musician’s April 7, 2020 death upon us, it’s a time to take stock of what ...
For the millions who loved him, John Prine was an angel from Illinois. The singer-songwriter had a 50-year career trajectory that went the full distance from being part of the “next Dylan ...
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 ...
Prine was born October 4, 1995, to country-folk musician John Prine and Irish-born costume designer Fiona Whelan. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The family lived in Nashville, TN and summered in Ireland. [ 5 ] At the age of 10, Tommy learned how to fingerpick from his father.
Writing in Great Days: The John Prine Anthology, critic David Fricke describes the song as "a hypnotic song of lovesick melancholia set to a simple, mid-tempo rhythm that sounded like the desolate ticking of a hall way clock." "Yeah, that came out all at once," Prine revealed to Paul Zollo of Bluerailroad. "From a broken relationship I was in.
There is no question that had movie critic Roger Ebert not walked into the Fifth Peg club one night in 1970 and heard an unknown singer/songwriter named John Prine, that Prine still would have ...
In Spite of Ourselves is the 13th studio album of John Prine, featuring duets of classic country songs 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.