American singer-songwriter (1946?2020)
John Prine
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Prine at MerleFest 2006
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Birth name
| John Edward Prine
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Born
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1946-10-10
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October 10, 1946
Maywood, Illinois
, U.S.
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Died
| April 7, 2020
(2020-04-07)
(aged 73)
Nashville, Tennessee
, U.S.
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Years active
| 1969?2020
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Spouse(s)
| Fiona Prine (m. 1996)
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Website
| JohnPrine.com
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Musical artist
John Edward Prine
[2]
(
; October 10, 1946 ? April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of
country-folk music
. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, as well as serious songs about melancholy tales from his life. His songs would often have elements of
social commentary
and satire. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death.
Born and raised in
Maywood, Illinois
, Prine learned to play the guitar at age 14. He attended classes at Chicago's
Old Town School of Folk Music
.
[3]
After serving in
West Germany
with the
U.S. Army
, he returned to Chicago in the late 1960s, where he worked as a mailman, writing and singing songs first as a hobby and then as a club performer. A member of Chicago's
folk revival
, a laudatory review by critic
Roger Ebert
built Prine's popularity. Singer-songwriter
Kris Kristofferson
heard Prine at
Steve Goodman
's insistence, and Kristofferson invited Prine to be his opening act. Prine released his
eponymous debut album
with
Atlantic Records
in 1971, which was widely acclaimed.
[4]
That album has been hailed as one of the best of all singer-songwriter albums.
[5]
The acclaim Prine earned from his first LP led to three more albums for Atlantic. His 1975 record
Common Sense
was his first to chart on the Billboard U.S. Top 100. He then recorded three albums with
Asylum Records
. In 1981, he co-founded
Oh Boy Records
, an independent label which released all of his music up until his death. His final album, 2018's
The Tree of Forgiveness
, debuted at #5 on the
Billboard 200
, his highest ranking on the charts.
Prine struggled with health issues throughout his life, surviving cancer twice. He died in 2020 from complications caused by
COVID-19
. Earlier the same year, he received the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
.
Early life
[
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]
Prine was the son of William Mason Prine, a
tool-and-die
maker, and Verna Valentine (Hamm), a homemaker, both originally from
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
. He was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Maywood.
[6]
[7]
In summers, they would go back to visit family near
Paradise, Kentucky
.
[8]
Prine started playing guitar at age 14, taught by his brother, David.
[9]
He attended classes at Chicago's
Old Town School of Folk Music
,
[3]
and graduated from
Proviso East High School
in
Maywood, Illinois
. He was a
U.S. Postal Service
mailman for five years and was drafted into the United States Army during the
Vietnam War
era, serving as a vehicle mechanic in West Germany before beginning his musical career in Chicago.
[10]
Chicago folk scene
[
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]
In the late 1960s, while Prine was delivering mail, he began to sing his songs (often first written in his head on the mail route) at
open-microphone
evenings at the Fifth Peg on
Armitage Avenue
in Chicago. The bar was a gathering spot for nearby
Old Town School of Folk Music
teachers and students. Prine was initially a spectator, reluctant to perform, but eventually did so in response to a "You think you can do better?" comment made to him by another performer.
[11]
After his first open mic, he was offered paying gigs. In 1970,
Chicago Sun-Times
movie critic
Roger Ebert
heard him by chance at the Fifth Peg and wrote the first review Prine ever received, calling him a great songwriter:
[12]
He appears on stage with such modesty he almost seems to be backing into the spotlight. He sings rather quietly, and his guitar work is good, but he doesn't show off. He starts slow. But after a song or two, even the drunks in the room begin to listen to his lyrics. And then he has you.
[12]
After the review was published, Prine's popularity grew.
[13]
He became a central figure in the Chicago
folk revival
, which also included such singer-songwriters as
Steve Goodman
,
Michael Peter Smith
,
Bonnie Koloc
,
Jim Post
,
Tom Dundee
,
Anne Hills
, and
Fred Holstein
. Joined by such established musicians as
Jethro Burns
and
Bob Gibson
, Prine performed frequently at a variety of Chicago clubs.
[14]
He was offered a one-album deal of covers and with a few of his original songs, by
Bob Koester
from
Delmark Records
, but decided the project was not right for him.
[11]
In 1971, Prine was playing regularly at the Earl of Old Town. Steve Goodman, who was performing with
Kris Kristofferson
at another Chicago club, persuaded Kristofferson to go see Prine late one night.
[15]
Kristofferson later recalled, "By the end of the first line we knew we were hearing something else. It must've been like stumbling onto
Dylan
when he first busted onto the
Village
scene."
[16]
Recording career
[
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1970s
[
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]
Prine's
self-titled debut album
was released in 1971. Kristofferson (who once remarked that Prine wrote songs so good that "we'll have to break his thumbs"
[17]
) invited Prine and Goodman to open for him at
The Bitter End
in New York City. In the audience was
Jerry Wexler
, who signed Prine to
Atlantic Records
the next day.
[16]
The album included Prine's signature songs "Illegal Smile" and "
Sam Stone
", and songs that became folk and country standards, "
Angel from Montgomery
" and "
Paradise
." The album also featured "Hello in There", a song about aging that was later covered by numerous artists, and "Far From Me", a lonely
waltz
about lost love for a waitress, which Prine later said was his favorite of all his songs. The album received many positive reviews, and some hailed Prine as "the next Dylan". Bob Dylan himself appeared unannounced at one of Prine's first New York City club appearances, anonymously backing him on harmonica.
[18]
Prine's second album,
Diamonds in the Rough
(1972), was a surprise for many after the critical success of his first LP; it was an uncommercial, stripped-down affair that reflected Prine's fondness for
bluegrass music
and features songs reminiscent of
Hank Williams
. Highlights of the compilation include the allegorical "
The Great Compromise
", which includes a recitation and addresses the
Vietnam War
, and the ballad "Souvenirs", which Prine later recorded with Goodman.
[19]
His subsequent albums from the 1970s include
Sweet Revenge
(1973), containing such fan favorites as "Dear Abby", "Grandpa Was a Carpenter", and "Christmas in Prison", and
Common Sense
(1975), with "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard". The latter album was Prine's first to chart on the U.S.
Top 100 by
Billboard
and reflected his growing commercial success. It was produced by Steve Cropper.
Bruised Orange
from 1978 is a Steve Goodman?produced album that gave listeners songs such as "That's The Way That The World Goes 'Round", "Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone", "Fish and Whistle", and the title track.
[20]
In 1974, singer
David Allan Coe
achieved considerable success on the country charts with "
You Never Even Called Me by My Name
", co-written by Prine and Goodman. The song good-naturedly spoofs stereotypical country music lyrics to create what it self-describes as "the perfect country and western song". Prine refused to take a songwriter's credit (stating he was too drunk when the song was written to remember what he had contributed) and Goodman received sole credit. Goodman bought Prine a
jukebox
as a gift from his publishing royalties.
[21]
In 1975, Prine toured the U.S. and Canada with a full band featuring guitarist
Arlen Roth
.
[22]
The 1979 album
Pink Cadillac
features two songs produced by
Sun Records
founder
Sam Phillips
, who by this time rarely did any studio work. The song "Saigon" is about a
Vietnam veteran
traumatized by the war ("The static in my attic's gettin' ready to blow"). During the recording, one of the
guitar amplifiers
blew up (which is evident on the album).
[23]
The other song Phillips produced is "How Lucky", about Prine's hometown.
[24]
1980s
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In 1981, rejecting the established model of the recording industry, which Prine felt exploited singers and songwriters, he co-founded the independent record label
Oh Boy Records
in
Nashville, Tennessee
. His fans, supporting the project, sent him enough money to cover the costs, in advance, of his next album.
[6]
Prine continued writing and recording albums throughout the 1980s. His songs continued to be covered by other artists; the country supergroup
The Highwaymen
recorded "The 20th Century Is Almost Over", which had been written by Prine and Goodman. Steve Goodman died of
leukemia
in 1984 and Prine contributed four tracks to
A Tribute to Steve Goodman
, including a cover version of Goodman's "My Old Man".
[25]
1990s
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In 1991, Prine released the
Grammy Award
-winning
The Missing Years
, his first collaboration with producer and
Heartbreakers
bassist
Howie Epstein
. The title song records Prine's humorous take on what Jesus did in the unrecorded years between his childhood and
ministry
.
[26]
[27]
[28]
In 1995,
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
was released, another collaboration with Epstein.
[29]
On this album is the long track "Lake Marie", a partly spoken word song interweaving tales over decades centered on themes of "goodbye".
[30]
Bob Dylan later cited it as perhaps his favorite Prine song.
[31]
Prine followed it up in 1999 with
In Spite of Ourselves
, which was unusual for him in that it contained only one original song (the title track); the rest were covers of classic country songs. All of the tracks are duets with well-known female country vocalists, including
Lucinda Williams
,
Emmylou Harris
,
Patty Loveless
,
Dolores Keane
,
Trisha Yearwood
, and
Iris DeMent
.
[32]
[33]
2000s
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In 2001, Prine appeared in a supporting role in the
Billy Bob Thornton
movie
Daddy & Them
.
"In Spite of Ourselves" is played during the end credits.
[34]
Prine recorded a version of
Stephen Foster
's "
My Old Kentucky Home
" in 2004 for the compilation album
Beautiful Dreamer
, which won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2004.
[35]
In 2005, Prine released his first all-new offering since
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
, the album
Fair & Square
, which tended toward a more laid-back, acoustic approach. The album contains songs such as "Safety Joe", about a man who has never taken any risks in his life, and also "Some Humans Ain't Human", Prine's protest piece on the album, which talks about the ugly side of
human nature
and includes a quick shot at President
George W. Bush
.
Fair & Square
won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. The album contains original songs plus two covers:
A.P. Carter
's "Bear Creek Blues" and
Blaze Foley
's "Clay Pigeons".
[36]
2010s
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On June 22, 2010, Oh Boy Records released a tribute album titled
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine
.
The album features members of the modern folk revival including
My Morning Jacket
,
The Avett Brothers
,
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
,
Old Crow Medicine Show
,
Lambchop
,
Josh Ritter
,
Drive-By Truckers
,
Nickel Creek
's
Sara Watkins
,
Deer Tick
featuring Liz Isenberg,
Justin Townes Earle
,
Those Darlins
, and
Bon Iver
's
Justin Vernon
.
[37]
In 2016, Prine was named winner of the PEN/Song Lyrics Award, given to two songwriters every other year by the
PEN
New England chapter. The 2016 award was shared with
Tom Waits
and his songwriting collaborator wife
Kathleen Brennan
. Judges for the award included
Peter Wolf
,
Rosanne Cash
,
Paul Simon
,
Elvis Costello
, and
Bono
, as well as literary judges
Salman Rushdie
,
Natasha Tretheway
, and
Paul Muldoon
.
[38]
[39]
In 2016, Prine released
For Better, or Worse
, a follow-up to
In Spite of Ourselves
from 1999. The album features country music covers spotlighting some of the most prominent female voices in the genre, including;
Alison Krauss
,
Kacey Musgraves
, and
Lee Ann Womack
, as well as Iris DeMent, the only guest artist to appear on both compilation albums.
[40]
On March 15, 2017, the American Currents exhibit opened at the
Country Music Hall of Fame
. The exhibit featured a pair of
cowboy boots
and jacket that Prine often wore on stage, his personal guitar, and the original handwritten lyric to his hit, "Angel From Montgomery". The American Currents Class of 2016 showcased artists who made a significant impact on country music in 2016, including, Prine. Prine won his second Artist of the Year award at the 2017
Americana Music Honors & Awards
after previously winning in 2005.
[41]
On February 8, 2018, Prine announced his first new album of original material in 13 years, titled
The Tree of Forgiveness
, would be released on April 13. Produced by
Dave Cobb
, the album was released on Prine's own Oh Boy Records and features guest artists Jason Isbell,
Amanda Shires
,
Dan Auerbach
, and
Brandi Carlile
. Alongside the announcement, Prine released the track "Summer's End".
[42]
The album became Prine's highest-charting album on the
Billboard
200
.
[43]
In 2019, he recorded several tracks including "Please Let Me Go 'Round Again"?a song which warmly confronts the end of life?with longtime friend and compatriot
Swamp Dogg
in his final recording session.
[44]
Posthumous releases
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The last song Prine recorded before he died was "I Remember Everything", released on June 12, 2020, alongside a music video. It was released following the two-hour special tribute show,
A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
aired on June 11, 2020, which featured
Sturgill Simpson
,
Vince Gill
,
Jason Isbell
,
Kacey Musgraves
,
Bonnie Raitt
,
Rita Wilson
,
Eric Church
,
Brandi Carlile
and many other country artists and friends.
[45]
On the first night of the
2020 Democratic National Convention
, Prine singing "I Remember Everything" was the soundtrack to the COVID-19 memorial video.
[46]
Personal life
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Prine was married three times. His first marriage was to high-school sweetheart Ann Carole in 1966. The marriage lasted until the late 1970s. Prine was married to bassist Rachel Peer from 1984 to 1988. Prine met Fiona Whelan, who later became his manager, in 1988.
[47]
She moved from Ireland to Nashville in 1993, and they were married in 1996. Prine and Whelan had two sons together, Jack and
Tommy
, and Prine adopted Whelan's son, Jody, from a previous relationship.
[48]
Prine had a home, and spent part of the year, in
Kinvara
, Galway, Ireland.
Health problems
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In early 1998, Prine was diagnosed with
squamous-cell cancer
on the right side of his neck. He had major surgery to remove a substantial amount of diseased tissue, followed by six weeks of
radiation therapy
.
[49]
The surgery removed a piece of his neck and severed a few nerves in his tongue, while the radiation damaged some
salivary glands
. A year of recuperation and
speech therapy
were necessary before he could perform again.
[50]
The operation altered his vocals and added a gravelly tone to his voice.
[51]
In 2013, Prine underwent surgery to remove
cancer in his left lung
. After the surgery, a physical therapist put him through an unusual workout to build stamina: Prine was required to run up and down his house stairs, grab his guitar while still out of breath, and sing two songs. Six months later, he was touring again.
[50]
Death
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On March 19, 2020, amid
the COVID-19 pandemic
in the United States
, Prine's wife Fiona revealed that she had tested positive for
SARS-CoV-2
and had been
quarantined
in their home apart from him.
[52]
He was hospitalized on March 26 after experiencing
COVID-19
symptoms.
[53]
On March 30, Fiona tweeted that she had recovered and that John was in stable condition but not improving.
[54]
[55]
[56]
Prine died on April 7, 2020, of complications caused by COVID-19 at the age of 73.
[57]
In accordance with Prine's wishes as expressed in his song "
Paradise
", half of his ashes were spread in Kentucky's
Green River
.
[58]
[59]
The other half were buried next to his parents in Chicago.
[60]
Influence
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Prine is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.
[61]
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He has been referred to as "the
Mark Twain
of songwriting".
[31]
[64]
Bob Dylan
named Prine one of his favorite songwriters in 2009. He remarked, "Prine's stuff is pure
Proustian
existentialism
.
Midwestern
mindtrips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs. All that stuff about '
Sam Stone
', the soldier junkie daddy, and 'Donald and Lydia', where people make love from ten miles away. Nobody but Prine could write like that."
[65]
Johnny Cash
, in his autobiography
Cash
, wrote, "I don't listen to music much at the farm, unless I'm going into songwriting mode and looking for inspiration. Then I'll put on something by the writers I've admired and used for years?
Rodney Crowell
, John Prine,
Guy Clark
, and the late
Steve Goodman
are my Big Four ..."
[66]
Roger Waters
, when asked by
Word Magazine
in 2008 if he heard
Pink Floyd
's influence in newer British bands such as
Radiohead
, replied, "I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does. His is just extraordinarily eloquent music?and he lives on that plane with
Neil [Young]
and
[John] Lennon
."
[67]
He later named Prine as among the five most important songwriters.
[68]
Prine's influence is seen in the work of younger artists, whom he often mentored, including
Jason Isbell
,
Amanda Shires
,
Brandi Carlile
,
Sturgill Simpson
,
Kacey Musgraves
,
Margo Price
,
Tyler Childers
, and
Robin Pecknold
.
[69]
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Awards and honors
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Grammy Awards
[
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Prine won four
Grammy Awards
out of 13 nominations, as well as a
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
.
[71]
Other accolades
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- In 2005, at the request of
U.S. Poet Laureate
Ted Kooser
, John Prine became the first singer-songwriter to read and perform at the
Library of Congress
.
[72]
- In 2016, Prine received the
PEN
New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award.
[31]
- In 2019, Prine was inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame
with a speech by
Bonnie Raitt
.
[73]
- Over his career, Prine received six awards from the
Americana Music Honors & Awards
: the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting (2003), Artist of the Year (2005, 2017, 2018), Song of the Year for "Summer's End" (2019), and Album of the Year for
The Tree of Forgiveness
(2019).
- On June 30, 2020, Illinois's Governor
J. B. Pritzker
posthumously named Prine the honorary
Poet Laureate of Illinois
.
[74]
- The John Prine Songwriter Fellowship was created in Prine's honor. In 2022,
Leith Ross
became the first recipient.
[75]
Discography
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The week after his death, Prine hit number one on
Billboard
'
s Rock Songwriters Chart because his singles ("In Spite Of Ourselves", "Angel from Montgomery", "Hello In There", "When I Get To Heaven", and "That's the Way the World Goes Round") all charted in the top 25 of the Hot Rock Song Chart. On the
Billboard
200
, his 1971 debut album re-entered the chart at 55, and his last album, 2018's
Tree of Forgiveness
, re-entered at 109.
[76]
Studio albums
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John Prine studio albums
Year
|
Album
|
Peak chart positions
|
Label
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US
[77]
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US Country
[78]
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US Indie
[79]
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US
Rock
[80]
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US
Folk
[81]
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Can
[82]
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1971
|
John Prine
- Released: October 1971
- Label:
Atlantic
- Format:
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55
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Atlantic
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1972
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Diamonds in the Rough
- Released: 1972
- Label: Atlantic
- Format:
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148
|
?
|
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|
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|
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|
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1973
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Sweet Revenge
- Released: October 1973
- Label: Atlantic
- Format:
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135
|
?
|
?
|
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|
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|
?
|
1975
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Common Sense
- Released: 1975
- Label: Atlantic
- Format:
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66
|
?
|
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|
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|
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|
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1978
|
Bruised Orange
- Released: 1978
- Label:
Asylum
- Format:
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116
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Asylum
|
1979
|
Pink Cadillac
- Released: 1979
- Label: Asylum
- Format:
|
152
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1980
|
Storm Windows
- Released: 1980
- Label: Asylum
- Format:
|
144
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1984
|
Aimless Love
- Released: 1984
- Label:
Oh Boy
- Format: Cassette, CD
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
Oh Boy
|
1986
|
German Afternoons
- Released: 1986
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format:
|
?
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
1991
|
The Missing Years
- Released: September, 1991
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format:
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?
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
?
|
1993
|
A John Prine Christmas
- Released: 1993
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, Cassette
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
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|
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|
?
|
1995
|
Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings
- Released: April 4, 1995
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, Cassette
|
159
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
1999
|
In Spite of Ourselves
- Released: September 14, 1999
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, Cassette
|
197
|
21
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2000
|
Souvenirs
- Released: October 31, 2000
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
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|
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|
?
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2005
|
Fair & Square
- Released: April 26, 2005
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, LP
|
55
|
?
|
2
|
?
|
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|
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|
2007
|
Standard Songs for Average People
(with
Mac Wiseman
)
- Released: April 24, 2007
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD
|
?
|
?
|
37
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2016
|
For Better, or Worse
- Released: September 30, 2016
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, LP
|
30
|
2
|
7
|
?
|
5
|
?
|
2018
|
The Tree of Forgiveness
- Released: April 13, 2018
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, LP
|
5
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2
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2
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2
|
1
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26
|
"?" denotes releases that did not chart
|
Live albums
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John Prine live albums
Year
|
Album
|
Peak chart positions
|
US
[77]
|
US
Indie
[79]
|
US
Rock
[80]
|
US
Folk
[81]
|
1988
|
John Prine Live
|
?
|
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|
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|
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|
1997
|
Live on Tour
- Released: April 8, 1997
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, Cassette
|
?
|
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|
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|
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2010
|
In Person & On Stage
- Released: May 25, 2010
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD
|
85
|
?
|
27
|
1
|
2011
|
Singing Mailman Delivers
- Released: October 25, 2011
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD, LP
|
94
|
20
|
22
|
4
|
2015
|
September '78
- Released: October 27, 2017
- Label: Oh Boy
- Format: CD
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
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|
2021
|
Live At The Other End Dec. 1975
- Released: July 17, 2021
- Label:
Atlantic
- Format: CD, LP
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
"?" denotes releases that did not chart
|
Compilation albums
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John Prine music videos
Year
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Video
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Director
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1992
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"Picture Show"
[83]
|
Jim Shea
|
"Sweet Suzanne"
(Buzzin' Cousins)
|
Marty Callner
|
1993
|
"Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"
(featuring
Nanci Griffith
)
|
Rocky Schenck
|
1995
|
"Ain't Hurtin' Nobody"
[84]
|
Jim Shea
|
2016
|
"Fish and Whistle (Lyric Video)"
[85]
|
Northman Creative
|
2016
|
"I'm Telling You"
[86]
(featuring
Holly Williams
)
|
Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard
|
2016
|
"Color of the Blues" featuring Susan Tedeschi
[87]
|
Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard
|
2017
|
"Sweet Revenge"
[88]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2017
|
"In Spite of Ourselves"
[89]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2018
|
"The Road to 'The Tree of Forgiveness
'
"
[90]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2018
|
"Knockin' On Your Screen Door"
[91]
|
David McClister
|
2018
|
"Knockin' On Your Screen Door (Lyric Video)"
[92]
|
David McClister
|
2018
|
"God Only Knows (Lyric Video)"
[93]
|
Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard
|
2018
|
"Summer's End"
[94]
|
Kerrin Sheldon and Elaine McMillion Sheldon
|
2018
|
"Summer's End (Lyric Video)"
[95]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2018
|
"When I Get to Heaven (Lyric Video)"
[96]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2018
|
"Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)"
[97]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2019
|
"My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight"
[98]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
2020
|
"I Remember Everything"
[45]
|
Oh Boy Records
|
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2019
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from the original on May 20, 2019
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June 11,
2019
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