HE THOUGHT FATS DOMINO WAS SINGING ABOUT “GRUMBLY BEANS.” DECADES LATER, JOHN PRINE TURNED THAT CHILDHOOD MISTAKE INTO ONE OF THE FUNNIEST STORIES OF HIS CAREER. When John Prine performed…
HE THANKED THE CROWD, PICKED ONE OF HIS MOST MYSTERIOUS SONGS, AND QUIETLY WALKED OFF INTO THE NIGHT. In 1978, John Prine stood before an audience that had been supporting…
No One in the Room Knew They Were Watching One of John Prine’s Final Great Nashville Performances When John Prine stepped onto the stage of The Basement East in Nashville…
A Gentle Farewell Wrapped in a Smile: “All the Best” Turned Heartbreak Into One of John Prine’s Most Human Songs In 1992, the audience watching John Prine on The Texas…
JOHN PRINE’S QUIET LOVE LETTER TO HIS WIFE BROUGHT MERLEFEST TO A STANDSTILL IN 2016 There were no grand declarations, no elaborate stage effects, and no attempt to impress anyone…
Before People Called Him a Poet, John Prine Was Writing Songs That Felt Like Front-Page News Stories Among the many masterpieces in John Prine’s remarkable catalog, “Unwed Fathers” remains one…
At Farm Aid 1990, John Prine Turned a Concert Into a Tribute to the America That Was Slipping Away INDIANAPOLIS, April 7, 1990 — Some performances entertain a crowd. Others…
WHEN JOHN PRINE CALLED STEVE GOODMAN ONSTAGE, HE WASN’T JUST INTRODUCING A FRIEND. HE WAS INTRODUCING THE MAN WHO WROTE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS ABOUT MEMORY EVER PUT…
AFTER NEARLY HALF A CENTURY OF SINGING THIS SONG TOGETHER, BONNIE RAITT AND JOHN PRINE GAVE “ANGEL FROM MONTGOMERY” ONE OF ITS MOST MEANINGFUL FINAL CHAPTERS. When Bonnie Raitt and…
A Love Story. A Murder Case. Four Italian Sausages on a Grill. Somehow, John Prine Turned It All Into One of the Greatest Songs of His Career. There are songs…
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