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John plays 1971 debut at the legendary Station Inn.
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During Americanafest this year John did something that he has never done before: he performed the now classic 1971 album John Prine for a group of very lucky fans at the legendary Nashville bluegrass venue, The Station Inn. You can read more about the set and the whole night from the Rolling Stone review here!
John Received PEN Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award
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John received the prestigious PEN Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award on Monday (Sept. 19) at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The award is presented every two years by the writers’ group PEN New England. Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan were also recognized with the award. Drawing from Prine’s catalog, Rosanne Cash and Elvis Costello performed “Hello in There” and John Mellencamp sang “Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone.” Read more at Billboard HERE.
CMT Premiere's "I'm Telling You" featuring Holly Williams
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This classic country song, originally made famous by Audrey Williams, was the perfect choice for John and Audrey's granddaughter, the talented Holly Williams. Thanks to CMT for sharing the official video for "I'm Telling You!" Watch the video on CMT HERE.
Hear John & Susan Tedeschi's Breezy Cover of "Color of the Blues"
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"For his 2016 update of the 1958 George Jones composition, "Color of the Blues," John Prine is joined by bona fide blues belter, Susan Tedeschi, who was last heard earlier this year on Wynonna's gritty country-blues LP, Wynonna and the Big Noise. "Color of the Blues" finds Tedeschi and Prine harmonizing on a tune that expresses anything but harmoniousness, yet it fits neatly onto a project that's all about togetherness, the soon-to-be-released duets album, For Better, Or Worse." Read the rest of the Rolling Stone article HERE. Watch below for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the record and to hear...
John Prine Presents: For Better, or Worse
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On September 30, Oh Boy Records will release John Prine’s latest, For Better, Or Worse, a duet album and follow up to the Grammy nominated In Spite of Ourselves. In this timeless album, produced by Jim Rooney, John sings with country sweethearts Iris DeMent, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Kathy Mattea, Kacey Musgraves, Fiona Prine, Amanda Shires, Morgane Stapleton, Susan Tedeschi, Holly Williams, and Lee Ann Womack. Pre-Order on iTunes HERE Pre-Order on Amazon HERE Pre-Order on Oh Boy Records HERE The classic songs on For Better, Or Worse, originally recorded by artists such as Hank Williams, George Jones, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens and others, are in John’s...