The Night Country Music Forgot One of Its Greatest Voices
Oldies Songs The Night Country Music Forgot One of Its Greatest Voices During the 2020 CMA Awards, a moment meant to honor the past instead sparked outrage about the present. The traditional…
John Prine & Swamp Dogg(Jerry Williams, Jr) – Sam Stone
A Quiet Cry for the Forgotten Soldier — How “Sam Stone” Turned Personal Tragedy into One of the Most Haunting Songs of the 1970s When John Prine released “Sam Stone”…
John Prine- In Spite of Ourselves (With Brandi Carlile)
A Tender, Wry Celebration of Imperfect Love That Grows Stronger With Time When John Prine released “In Spite of Ourselves” in 1999, it did not storm the pop charts nor…
John Prine Ft. Sturgill Simpson And Brandi Carlile Perform ‘Summer’s End’
A Tender Farewell to the Lost and the Waiting: When “Summer’s End” Became a Quiet Hymn of Hope When John Prine joined voices with Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile to…
John Prine – Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
Oldies Songs A Poignant Reflection on Loss and Resilience Ah, “Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)” by the inimitable John Prine. Just the title itself conjures a sense of something beautiful touched by…
John Prine & Iris DeMent – Who’s Gonna Take The Garbage Out
A Tender Duet About Domestic Love, Quiet Devotion, and the Humor Hidden in Everyday Marriage When “Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out” was released in 1999 on In Spite of…
John Prine My Old Man Larger Than Life: A Celebration of Steve Goodman
“My Old Man” – A Tender Portrait of Friendship, Memory, and a Man Who Burned Bright When “My Old Man” appeared in 1978 on Bruised Orange, it was not released…
John Prine & Steve Goodman – You Never Even Call Me By My Name
A Tenderly Ironic Farewell to Country Pride and Heartache Few songs in the American country canon balance satire and sincerity as gracefully as “You Never Even Call Me By My…
John Prine – Knockin’ on Your Screen Door
Oldies Songs A Gentle Knock at the Door of Memory and Forgiveness When John Prine released “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” in 2018, it arrived not as a commercial bid for radio…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – When Two Worlds Collide
A Tender Dialogue Between Two Souls Searching for Grace in a Divided World Released in 1995 on the album In Spite of Ourselves, “When Two Worlds Collide” stands as one…