John Prine’s widow on losing her husband to the coronavirus and tribute concert honoring him
HE SANG ABOUT LIFE LIKE IT WAS A SIMPLE JOKE — AND SOMEHOW, IT HURT MORE THAT WAY In April 2020, the world lost John Prine — not with spectacle,…
HE SANG ABOUT LIFE LIKE IT WAS A SIMPLE JOKE — AND SOMEHOW, IT HURT MORE THAT WAY In April 2020, the world lost John Prine — not with spectacle,…
A Lighthearted Truth About Life, Where Humor Softens the Edges of Reality On January 22, 2017, at City Winery Nashville, John Prine delivered a warm and disarmingly funny performance of…
A Song of Loss and Memory, Where Two Voices Carry the Weight of a Vanished Place At the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, John Prine joined Sturgill Simpson for a…
A Gentle Call Home, Where Loneliness Finds Its Quiet Answer In 2018, on a national television stage, John Prine returned with a rare and deeply anticipated performance of Summer’s End,…
A Bittersweet Farewell Wrapped in Wit and Wounded Grace During his appearance on Sessions at West 54th, John Prine delivered a quietly devastating performance of All the Best, a song…
A Smile in the Chaos: John Prine’s Gentle Wisdom in a Goofy World In January 2017, at City Winery Nashville, John Prine performed “It’s a Big Old Goofy World” with…
A Quiet Reckoning with Distance and Time, Carried by Two Generations of Songwriters On December 15, 2017, at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Florida, John Prine shared the stage with Sturgill…
A Quiet Reflection on Enduring Love Through Time and Voice In 2016, John Prine offered a deeply personal reinterpretation of Look at Us, the beloved ballad originally made famous by…
A Portrait of Simple Lives Where Ordinary People Become Timeless Stories When John Prine joins Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to perform “Grandpa Was a Carpenter,” the result is not just…
A Playful Escape Where Humor, Longing, and Loneliness Drift Beneath a Tropical Smile In 1990, John Prine took the stage with one of his most unexpectedly charming compositions, “Let’s Talk…