It took a decade – the entirety of the 1970s, to be exact – for John Prine to discover he wasn’t cut out for the majors. After releasing eight albums that showcased his plain-speaking and often wryly ...

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 ...

John Prine never achieved great popular success, but his songs tell the American story with humor and compassion, even in his ...

Life-size statues of a trio of music legends with Central City roots were dedicated on Friday in the small western Kentucky community’s downtown. Bronze renderings of John Prine, who immortalized ...

The adored songwriting legend was recognized at the 2020 event as Artist Of The Year, just months after he lost his life to complications from COVID-19 at age 73. At this year’s award ceremony, held ...

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 ...

Three decades after its release, a deluxe edition of John Prine's Grammy-nominated album "Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings" will be released via Oh Boy Records on September 12. The album will also be ...

Singer-songwriter John Prine performs at Atlanta Symphony Halll on April 23, 1975 in Atlanta, Ga. Singer-songwriter John Prine performs at Atlanta Symphony Halll on April 23, 1975 in Atlanta, Ga. Tom ...

In the late 1960s, John Prine was a Chicago mailman who wrote and played songs as a hobby. Then, in the summer of 1970, at age 23, he started performing in local clubs. Just three months later, he was ...

John Prine had music inside him at all times. It wasn’t something he turned on and off when it was time to write or perform. He loved to dance, and backstage he could be seen bobbing his head or ...

I went on a sightseeing trip to Big Bend National Park with my grandfather not too long ago. A native Texan, he told me he knew the place like the back of his hand. As we drove from vista to vista, we ...

On April 11th, we were made aware that our National Endowment for the Humanities grant, “‘Boundless Love’: Changing Understandings of the Sacred in Americana Music,” had been terminated—only one year ...