Bruised Orange – John Prine 1980
Great Songs A Meditation on Time, Regret, and the Quiet Grace of Survival When Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow) was released in 1978 as the title track of John Prine’s album Bruised…
John Prine & Steve Goodman – You Never Even Call Me By My Name
A Wry Country Classic That Turned Heartache Into Humor and Became an Anthem of Self-Aware Honky-Tonk Tradition Released in 1975, “You Never Even Call Me By My Name”—written by John…
John Prine and Iris DeMent – When Two Worlds Collide (Live From Sessions at West 54th)
A Tender Duet About Love That Endures Beyond Differences and the Quiet Courage of the Heart Few songs in the vast landscape of American roots music capture the fragile beauty…
John Prine with Justin Townes Earle – Far From Me
A Tender Dialogue Between Two Generations, Bound by Regret and Quiet Understanding When John Prine joined Justin Townes Earle to perform “Far From Me,” it became more than a song—it…
Amanda Shires & John Prine – In Spite of Ourselves / Unwed Fathers
Two Songs, Two Mirrors of Love and Responsibility – Tender Humor and Stark Truth from John Prine’s World When we speak of John Prine, we speak of a songwriter who…
John Prine Ft. Sturgill Simpson And Brandi Carlile Perform ‘Summer’s End’
A Gentle Call Home: “Summer’s End” as a Song of Return, Regret, and Unconditional Love When John Prine released “Summer’s End” in 2018, it felt less like a new single…
Paradise – Emmylou and John Prine
A song about home, loss, and the quiet cost of progress—Paradise turns memory into moral witness. When “Paradise” first appeared on John Prine’s self-titled debut album John Prine (1971), it…
Swamp Dogg – Sam Stone
A wounded soul returns home: how war quietly destroys a man long after the guns fall silent When Swamp Dogg chose to record “Sam Stone”, he was not chasing a…
Kurt Vile – “How Lucky” with John Prine
A Quiet Conversation About Gratitude, Time, and the Strange Grace of Still Being Here When Kurt Vile released “How Lucky” in 2018, featuring the unmistakable voice of John Prine, it…
John Prine And Stephen Colbert: “That’s the Way the World goes Round”
A wry, compassionate circle of life — where laughter, disappointment, and endurance quietly coexist Few songs capture the strange balance between humor and heartbreak quite like “That’s the Way the…