John Prine
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Biography
[Edit]An acclaimed singer/songwriter whose literate work flirted with everything from acoustic folk to rockabilly to straight-ahead country, John Prine was born October 10, 1946, in Maywood, IL. Raised by parents firmly rooted in their rural Kentucky background, at age 14 Prine began learning to play the guitar from his older brother while taking inspiration from his grandfather, who had played with Merle Travis. After a two-year tenure in the U.S. Army, Prine became a fixture on the Chicago folk music scene in the late '60s, befriending another young performer named Steve Goodman.
Prine's compositions caught the ear of Kris Kristofferson, who was instrumental in helping him win a recording contract. In 1971, he went to Memphis to record his eponymously titled debut album; though not a commercial success, songs like "Sam Stone," the harsh tale of a drug-addled Vietnam veteran, won critical approval. Neither 1972's Diamonds in the Rough nor 1973's Sweet Revenge fared any better on the charts, but Prine's work won great renown among his fellow performers; the Everly Brothers covered his song "Paradise," while both Bette Midler and Joan Baez offered renditions of "Hello in There."
For 1975's Common Sense, Prine turned to producer Steve Cropper, the highly influential house guitarist for the Stax label; while the album's sound shocked the folk community with its reliance on husky vocals and booming drums, it served notice that Prine was not an artist whose work could be pigeonholed, and was his only LP to reach the U.S. Top 100. Steve Goodman took over the reins for 1978's folky Bruised Orange, but on 1979's Pink Cadillac, Prine took another left turn and recorded an electric rockabilly workout produced at Sun Studios by the label's legendary founder, Sam Phillips, and his son Knox.
Following 1980's Storm Windows, Prine was dropped by Asylum Records, and he responded by forming his own label, Oh Boy Records, with the help of longtime manager Al Bunetta. The label's first release was 1984's Aimless Love, and under his own imprint Prine's music thrived, as 1986's country-flavored German Afternoons earned a Grammy nomination in the Contemporary Folk category. After 1988's John Prine Live, he released 1991's Grammy-winning The Missing Years; co-produced by Howie Epstein of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, the album featured guest appearances from Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and Tom Petty and proved to be Prine's biggest commercial success to date, selling nearly 250,000 copies. After making his film debut in 1992's John Mellencamp-directed Falling from Grace, Prine returned in 1995 with Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings, also produced by Epstein, which earned him another Grammy nomination.
In 1998, while Prine was working on an album of male/female country duets, he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, with the cancer forming on the right side of his neck. Prine underwent surgery and radiation treatment for the cancer, and in 1999 was well enough to complete the album, which was released as In Spite of Ourselves and featured contributions from Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, Connie Smith, and more. In 2000, Prine re-recorded 15 of his best-known songs (partly to give his voice a workout following his treatment, but primarily so Oh Boy would own recordings of his earlier hits) for an album called Souvenirs, originally issued in Germany but later released in the United States. In 2005, he released Fair & Square, a collection of new songs, followed by a concert tour. Two years later, alongside singer and guitarist Mac Wiseman, Prine issued Standard Songs for Average People, a collection of the two musicians' interpretations of 14 folk and country classics. In Person & on Stage, a collection of performances from various concert tours, appeared in 2010.
Title: Sweet Songs On Broken Radios
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Live At The Singer-Songwriter Festival (Live)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Souvenirs
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: The Singing Mailman Delivers - Live Performance, 1970 (CD2)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: In-Concert: The Lost Broadcasts (Live In Chicago, 1987)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: World Music, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: The Missing Years (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Standard Songs for Average People
Artist: John Prine, Mac Wiseman
Genre: Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Singing Mailman Delivers - Studio Performance, August 1970 (CD1)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: Crooked Piece Of Time The Atlantic & Asylum Albums (1971-1980) (CD2)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Crooked Piece Of Time The Atlantic & Asylum Albums (1971-1980) (CD1)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Live At The Music Inn 1973
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Prime Prine
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Missing Years
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: John Prine Live
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: German Afternoons
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: A John Prine Christmas
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Traditional Pop Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: The Singing Mailman Delivers
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Souvenirs (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: John Prine
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Psychedelic, Contemporary Folk
Title: Pink Cadillac
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Fair and Square EP
Artist: John Prine
Title: Aimless Love
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Rhino Hi-Five: John Prine
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Fair and Square
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Storm Windows
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: In Person & On Stage (Live)
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Sixteen Angels Dancing 'Cross the Moon - Single
Artist: Chip Taylor, John Prine
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Live On Tour
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: In Spite of Ourselves
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Fair & Square
Artist: John Prine
Genre: Rock, World Music, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: An Irish Pipedream
Artist: John Prine
Collections
Title: 100 Greatest Folk Songs (CD2)
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Forever Folk & Country
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Lonesome Cowboys - Best Male Country Singers 2022
Genre: Country
Title: Country Fundamental 2022
Genre: Country
Title: Country Rock Delights 2022
Genre: Country Rock
Title: Folksy Christmas 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Folksy Christmas 2022 (CD4)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Americana Anthems 2023
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Roadtrip Country 2023
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Country Hangout 2024
Genre: Country
Title: Country To Cry To 2024
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Country Stuff The 70's
Genre: Country
Title: Best 70s Country
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005
Artist: Various
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Tribute to Steve Goodman
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Lucky 13
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute To The Songs Of Shel Silverstein
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Rock Live from Mountain Stage
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Indie, Contemporary Folk, Folk
Title: Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'N' Roll
Artist: Sam Phillips
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist