(This story originally ran in the May 2018 issue of American Songwriter. We are republishing it in the wake of John’s passing.) Four guitars, ten boxes of unfinished lyrics, and one heralded ...

John Prine performs at Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1975. (Photo by Tom Hill / Getty Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: The Nation believes that helping readers stay informed about the impact of the coronavirus crisis ...

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 ...

"I've been ticked-off ever since I read Pluto was no longer a planet,” says John Prine, sitting at the dining table in his Green Hills home. He’s dressed all in black and drinking a caffeine-free Diet ...

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Over nearly 50 years of making albums, John Prine's been able to turn the sense that he's slightly underappreciated into a trademark. He's the secret favorite everybody can agree on, never quite in ...

I was 24 when I first met John Prine. He’d been on stage earlier that night, and a group of fans had gathered by the stage door. John talked to each and every one, including me, as I stuttered out a ...

Kentucky ties run deep in the latest edition of “In My Room,” in which My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James pays tribute to John Prine‘s inimitable songwriting. Prine, whose family had links to the ...