It's 3 a.m., and I can’t sleep. After an evening with a pink moon and bad news. But I used to compare Prine to a magician. I thought the simplest, most plain-spoken lines he wrote were his ...

John Prine has been and always will be a songwriter’s songwriter. His catalog is littered with witty jokes, existential tropes, and a philosophical depth matched with a sublime simplicity. In other ...

John Prine’s eponymous 1971 debut is a masterclass in songwriting, and “Hello in There” is no exception. The song showcases Prine’s ability to paint a scene with just enough detail that the listener ...

John Prine, the raspy-voiced country-folk singer whose ingenious lyrics to songs by turns poignant, angry and comic made him a favorite of Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and others, died Tuesday at ...

Living in the Present with John Prine, the new book by Tom Piazza, seems like it shouldn’t work. Piazza’s encounters with Prine were too scattered and too few. Their connection too tenuous. And yet, ...

The singer and songwriter died in April 2020 of Covid-19, delaying proper tributes. Now he is the subject of a new documentary, “You Got Gold.” By Bob Mehr For someone so close to his family, friends ...