You know, sometimes a fella has to take a break from all the sad news found on TV and circulating around the world. If one is not careful, and has too few healthy habits to escape from all the bad ...

When it comes to John Prine, there’s not a lot of middle ground. ‘“There’s complete devotion, or I’ve never heard of him,” said Birmingham native singer/songwriter Rick Carter, a member of the Alabama ...

For the most part, John Prine’s albums were light on cover songs, but he recorded enough of them over his storied career to create a quality playlist. He would often record songs written by the giants ...

You can partly explain the abundance of riches on John Prine‘s 1971 self-titled debut album by noting Prine had been honing those words and melodies for years before he ever had the chance to perform ...

Prine was raised in the blue-color suburbs of Chicago by parents from Western Kentucky. He learned guitar from his brother. He was a mailman for a time, writing lyrics as he delivered letters. The ...

PITTSFIELD — Mark Kurber was in his teens when he first saw John Prine at the legendary Music Inn in Lenox in 1973; Lee Everett was in his late 20s. For both, a single song stood out. "I remember ...

Following the massive success of last year’s inaugural event, The Prine Family will present the second annual “You Got Gold: Celebrating the Songs of John Prine” October 7-10 in Nashville. In addition ...

There is no question that had movie critic Roger Ebert not walked into the Fifth Peg club one night in 1970 and heard an unknown singer/songwriter named John Prine, that Prine still would have found ...

This week Daily Music writers look back at — and reconsider — less modern pieces of music. Folk music intersects with popular music in interesting ways. Classic artists like Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash ...