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 John Prine archived letters and Prine stories and concerts
The first John Prine song I ever herd was paradise on John Denver's Rocky Mountain High album (didn't know it was a Prine song for several years) and hadn't herd the last verse.
John Prine is his favorite singer/songwriter, he talks about him all the time and I was hoping that he might consider meeting my father.
Prine was among a host of celebrated Irish musicians who packed into the old Hogans, which used to be a cozy Irish pub and is now just a perfect hard-wood-floor-and-great-big-hearth living room for a party.
home.mchsi.com /~rburhead/letters/my_prine_story001.html   (5923 words)

  
 John Prine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The album John Prine included his signature songs "Illegal Smile", "Sam Stone", and the environmentalist newgrass standard "Paradise".
John Prine (born October 10, 1946 in Maywood, Illinois) is an American country/folk singer/songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and some commercial) success since the early 1970s.
In 1997 Prine followed with In Spite of Ourselves, which was unusual for Prine in that it contained only one original song; the rest were covers of classic country songs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Prine   (599 words)

  
 John Prine, Vox Populi
Prine sang three songs that night -- "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and "Paradise." The first was a wrenching portrait of an addicted Vietnam vet.
John Prine did write "other stuff" -- 15 albums' worth over 35 years -- in a voice so original that the nation's poet laureate honored Prine in March in the Library of Congress's historic Coolidge Auditorium.
John Prine has taken ordinary people and made monuments of them, treating them with great respect and love.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/17/AR2005061701716.html   (666 words)

  
 John Prine letters and Prine stories 2002
FROM MONTGOMERY TO PARADISE - a few years we Prine Shriners from all over the world put together and designed an album we wanted to see from Prine, even have a title song in audio online.
CRUSHFEST '99 - Second Prine gathering to celebrate John's life and songs June 6-11 1999!
John Prine Word Search - this is a word document, so download it - print it and play!
home.mchsi.com /~rburhead   (229 words)

  
 Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine: Jesse McReynolds and The Virginia Boys, New Horizons
John Prine duets with Jesse on the finale rendition of Prine's "Paradise." Beautifully performed and recorded.--MT COPYRIGHT 2004 Sing Out Corporation
Most songs are old ones, but Jesse McReynolds easily finds new shadings in "More Pretty Girls Than One," "Faded Love" and "In the Pines." The Louvin Brothers' "New Partner Waltz" is a swell weeper.
The Folk Song Magazine, Fall, 2004 by Michael Tearson
www.zinkle.com /p/articles/mi_m1197/is_3_48/ai_n6180246   (229 words)

  
 Merle Travis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merle Travis was raised in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky, the same coal mining county mentioned in the John Prine song "Paradise." Merle became interested in the guitar early in life, and he originally played one made by his brother.
Merle Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983) was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician.
Travis enjoyed a brief revival in the late 1970s with some excellent recordings for CMH Records which finally showcased the guitar work he was renowned for, including Western Swing, re-recordings of his hits, and acoustic playing.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merle_Travis   (818 words)

  
 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Prine wrote and performed the song Paradise which references Muhlenberg County.
James Best of the Dukes of Hazzard and various other film projects was born in Powderly a part of Muhlenberg County.
The Everly Brothers were born in Central City located in Muhlenberg.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muhlenberg_County,_Kentucky   (403 words)

  
 Bluegrass Messengers
Michael Barber also sang Paradise by John Prine at the concert.
Michael plays guitar and has few songs he occasionally sings with the group.
In fall of 2002 the Messengers began preparing for their fourth CD, "Bluegrass Boogie" named after a song written by Richard Matteson.
www.bluegrassmessengers.com /history.html   (403 words)

  
 Robert Earl Keen
The flavorful sounds of Robert Earl Keen have been recorded by a host of his contemporaries including Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and Nanci Griffith, and he has shared the stage with such luminaries as Emmylou Harris John Prine and Richard Thompson.
Transcending regional boundaries Keen opens his treasure chest of life experience, painting brilliant portraits where outlaws find their fate, lovers find out the hard way and weary travelers find paradise across the border.
They sing along from the beginning to the end of every song anticipating Keen's ad-lib breaks and novices leave their first show with as many CDs or tapes as the surplus of their beer money permits (Keen's audiences have priorities, too).
www.catalystclub.com /bios/re_keen_bio.html   (383 words)

  
 John Prine Concert Set Lists
intro, grandpa was a carpenter, donald and lydia, aw heck, fish and whistle, oldest baby in the world, spanish pipedream, illegal smile, souvenirs, bottomless lake, dear abby, sam stone, that’s the way that the world goes round, hello in there, please don’t bury me, paradise
Sam Stone (Jacques and Wilber join during song), 17.
Spanish Pipedream, Donald And Lydia, One Good Reason, Angel From Montgomery, The Bottomless Lake, All The Best, Grandpa Was A Carpenter, Illegal Smile, Dear Abby, Souvenirs, Sam Stone, That's The Way The World Goes 'Round, Please Don't Bury Me, Hello In There
www.jpshrine.org /bootlegs/setlists.htm   (383 words)

  
 BlueGrass Music: THE GRASS MENAGERIE: The Artist Community
John Prine's Paradise and Dolly Parton's When Someone Wants to Leave have been menagerized and rounding out the eleven song collection are two band originals, The Road is Clear and Desert Highway.
Purchase CD year in the making, this Grass Menagerie CD exemplifies the blend of styles and material for which the GM has been known for so many years: traditional tunes (Long Gone, Another Night, St. Anne's Reel) combine with much more contemporary songs (When it Rains, Lonesome Pine, Lost River).
From the 1999 version of The Grass Menagerie band.
grassmenagerie.arts-com.com   (136 words)

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