John Prine Yesterday.
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Country Legend: John Prine (LINK)
"There was a hole left in the heart of country music when John Prine died. It’ll fill up again, of course, but there’ll forever be a beat missing in the singular rhythm of Nashville".
"The songwriter’s songwriter, John Prine was the consummate pro who could craft a world into a three-minute tune. It was 1970 when celebrated US film critic Roger Ebert discovered “an extraordinary new composer and performer” when chancing upon an undiscovered folk singer in a small Chicago club. “Country-folk singers aren’t exactly putting rock out of business… but Prine is good,” wrote Ebert and the Illinois-born musician was off to the races. Catching the ear of Kris Kristofferson, the country rebel made it his business to produce Prine’s first eponymous album one year later for Atlantic Records and songs such as ‘Sam Stone’ and ‘Angel From Montgomery’ immediately turned Prine into a player in Nashville and Memphis".
"There was a hole left in the heart of country music when John Prine died. It’ll fill up again, of course, but there’ll forever be a beat missing in the singular rhythm of Nashville".
"The songwriter’s songwriter, John Prine was the consummate pro who could craft a world into a three-minute tune. It was 1970 when celebrated US film critic Roger Ebert discovered “an extraordinary new composer and performer” when chancing upon an undiscovered folk singer in a small Chicago club. “Country-folk singers aren’t exactly putting rock out of business… but Prine is good,” wrote Ebert and the Illinois-born musician was off to the races. Catching the ear of Kris Kristofferson, the country rebel made it his business to produce Prine’s first eponymous album one year later for Atlantic Records and songs such as ‘Sam Stone’ and ‘Angel From Montgomery’ immediately turned Prine into a player in Nashville and Memphis".
Dwight Ward
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Along with Bob Dylan and some others, John Prine was one of the writers/performers I most wanted to emulate. I never had much luck as I was lacking in both musical talent and good voice, but it was fun, over the years, to try.
John Prine - "I Remember Everything"
The last recorded song by John Prine. Written by Prine and his longtime collaborator Pat McLaughlin.Alright
I've been down this road before
I remember every tree
Every single blade of grass
Holds a special place for me
And I remember every town
And every hotel room
And every song I ever sang
On a guitar out of tune
I remember everything
Things I can't forget
The way you turned and smiled on me
On the night that we first met
And I remember every night
Your ocean eyes of blue
How I miss you in the morning light
Like roses miss the dew
I've been down this road before
Alone as I can be
Careful not to let my past
Go sneaking up on me
Got no future in my happiness
Though regrets are very few
Sometimes a little tenderness
Was the best that I could do
I remember everything
Things I can't forget
Swimming pools of butterflies
That slipped right through the net
And I remember every night
Your ocean eyes of blue
How I miss you in the morning light
Like roses miss the dew
How I miss you in the morning light
Like roses miss the dew
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Inside the Life of John Prine, the Mark Twain of American Songwriting (LINK) (2017)
How he took the folk scene by storm, wowed his hero Bob Dylan and beat cancer – all while inspiring today’s country stars
“I look busy for a living,” Prine deadpans. “I leave the house so it appears I did something. Fiona knows to never ask me what I did today. She knows it’s absolutely nothing.”
John Prine (Tribute Performance) - "I Remember Everything" - UN's 75th Anniversary
A John Prine Tribute Performance of "I Remember Everything" on “Peace Through Music: A Global Event for Social Justice", celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Featuring: Nathaniel Rateliff, Shemekia Copeland, Keb Mo, and Jim James.old medic
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Seen them together in concert in Greenville SC about 10 years ago