The cheerful and the bleak face off on “The Tree of Forgiveness,” John Prine’s first album of his own new songs since “Fair and Square” back in 2005. He has undergone some wear since then: In 2013, he ...
Prine will release The Tree of Forgiveness on April 13. The first song from the album, "Summer's End," is classic Prine, a portrait of the true... Over nearly 50 years of making albums, John Prine's ...
No one could write lyrics quite like John Prine, whether about love or heartache, and some of his saddest songs of all time prove just how skillful he was in discussing the latter. From his 1971 ...
Singer/songwriter John Prine had already survived two bouts of cancer and hip replacement surgery, but his death at age 73 from COVID-19 in 2020 came as a shock to his legion of fans. Just two years ...
The singer, songwriter and guitarist underwent surgeries in 1996 and 2013 that affected his throat and voice. Now, he says, he likes his voice better: "It dropped down lower and feels friendlier." His ...