“Angel From Montgomery” has become one of the Americana icon’s best-loved songs (thanks, in part, toBonnie Raitt’s iconic cover of the track, released in 1974). Prinesaidhe wrote the song based on a “vivid picture of this woman standing over the dishwater with soap in her hands...
6.John Prine, "Illegal Smile" From:John Prine(1971) John Prine once said "Illegal Smile" wasn't about weed at all. "It was more about how, ever since I was a child, I had this view of the world where I can find myself smiling at stuff nobody else was smiling at," he said. ...
14.John Prine, "Sam Stone" From:John Prine(1971) Originally titled "Great Society Conflict Veteran's Blues," John Prine's "Sam Stone" is a poignant story about a man who returns home from serving overseas, riddled with gruesome memories, only to develop an addiction to a drug that ultima...
Not a quasi-swami's new age. Check out this list of hilarious country songs and see if your favorites rank. 01 of 10 Blake Shelton: 'Some Beach' Rick Diamond/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Road rage and a stop at the dentist make Blake Shelton yearn for blue skies and a margar...
No. 2: John Prine, "Summer's End" The "Summer's End"music videowas one of the last Prine made in his life, before his death in 2020 from COVID-19. It's arguably his most poignant ever. The video tells the story of an old man raising his granddaughter, and as the story unfolds...
budget forStreetlights. She was also pushed by her producer, Jerry Ragovoy, to move away from blues and more toward pop. Nevertheless, she made the most of the situation and came up with a robust album featuring covers of songs by musicians like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and John Prine....
the band won the Rás 2 blues competition. The John Prine cover "Gamli grafreiturinn" from their 2010 album, Bréf frá París, reached the top of the Icelandic charts.The band has played at many places in different parts of Iceland. They played at the Icelandic Blues Festival in Reykjaví...
Coming from a musical family, physical musicianship came naturally to Isbell, but the songwriting — poetry, phrasing, delivery — came more from listening to some of the most talented songwriters in the industry, likeJohn Prine, whose opening lyrics to “Angel From Montgomery” flipped a switch...
I love Kurt Vile’s unique songwriting and vocal styling, and he doesn’t disappoint on on his 2021 EPSpeed, Sound, Lonely (KVep). In fact, he gives us extra with the absolutely stunning “How Lucky” featuring the late John Prine. ...
Who Did She Beat?: John Prine, Gretchen Wilson, Brett Eldredge. Notes: Alison Krauss has more Grammy Awards than anyone else at 27 (and counting). Best Country Singer From Indiana: Crystal Gayle Jason Kempin, Getty Images Best Country Singer From Indiana: Crystal Gayle ...