As Ebert wrote, “Prine’s lyrics work with poetic economy to sketch a character in just a few words. ... John Prine performs at the Chicago Theatre on April 27, 2018.

Folk singer John Prine performs at the Earl of Old Town bar on May 7, 1971, in Chicago. (Charles Osgood/Chicago Tribune) It’s on “Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings,” Bob, one of Prine’s many ...

John Prine’s Summer’s End captures a soft goodbye through warm acoustic sounds and heartfelt lyrics from his final album, The Tree of Forgiveness. Skip to content Pinterest Instagram Facebook ...

John Prine’s lyrics were like Edward Hopper paintings. His songs conjured empty Greyhound stations, pawnshops, rusty railroad tracks, flies in the kitchen and nights with too much tequila.

John Prine was a folk and country singer from Illinois, known for turning simple stories into powerful songs. He began in the 1970s and quickly became loved for his thoughtful lyrics.

May I share with you a story of John Prine the songwriter and artist? Prine was born on Oct. 10, 1946, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky; he learned to play a guitar at the age of 14.

After nearly 50 years of songwriting, John Prine has released a book, Beyond Words, full of photos, handwritten lyrics and notations full of typical cockeyed humor and Zen-like poetic observation.

John Prine stood out from many songwriters because of his ability to inject authenticity into his lyrics. While he could be as poetic as anybody, you always felt, upon listening to Prine’s songs ...

Lyrics like this are earning John Prine one of the hottest underground reputations in Chicago these days. ... Prine’s lyrics work with poetic economy to sketch a character in just a few words.

Tuesday would have been the great John Prine's 77th birthday, if COVID-19 hadn't taken the singer-songwriter in 2020. ... between Prine's poetic lyrics and Raitt's tender interpretation.

NASHVILLE — John Prine, a consummate storyteller who rose from the 1970s Chicago folk scene to become one of a generation’s most celebrated and prolific songwriters, died Tuesday at age 73.

What people always say about John Prine is that he can say a lot using relatively few words. To love Prine’s songs is to catalog all of the quotable lyrics that describe something small and yet ...