RIP John Prine - A True Songwriting Legend
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:40 pm    Post subject: RIP John Prine - A True Songwriting Legend

John Prine, Revered Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 73 From Coronavirus

This one is really hits home. John was a true icon of American songwriting, a great performer and a genuinely wonderful person.

People talk about what a great storyteller Springsteen is in concert, but John kicks his ass.

I feel very fortunate to have seen him perform his music countless times over the years, and very grateful that I got to know him a tiny bit when he was a regular at the gas station I worked at as a teen.

RIP John, thanks so much for so many great memories.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:43 pm    Post subject:

Damn. I was looking to see what's up yesterday as I was fearful of the worst, that he would follow the pattern of sick, some recovery, sicker.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:45 pm    Post subject:

That is brutal, add it to the list for 2020.

RIP John Prine.....
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:49 pm    Post subject:

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Damn. I was looking to see what's up yesterday as I was fearful of the worst, that he would follow the pattern of sick, some recovery, sicker.


I had a sick feeling when the news of him being downgraded from critical to stable didn't result in further progress.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:50 pm    Post subject:

(bleep)

(bleep)

(bleep) you, coronavirus

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:59 pm    Post subject:

https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=lrn61oGSEg4

Just give me one thing that I can hold on to
To believe in this living is just a hard way to go

RIP
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:05 pm    Post subject:

So sorry man. He wasn’t my favorite but just hearing you talk about him made me a secondhand fan.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:58 pm    Post subject:

Damn it. I thought after his wife posted his improved state, he was out of the clear. Rest easy Mr. Prine.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:59 pm    Post subject:

I was wondering why that name was familiar he did mention he had it.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 9:05 pm    Post subject:

RIP John.

This virus is scary bad, people of all ages are dying..
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:28 am    Post subject:

I’m a big David Allan Cole fan, and thank John for the perfect country song.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:51 am    Post subject:

John's wife Fiona sent this to his fan club members (so glad to hear she got to sit with him at the end):

Our beloved John died yesterday evening at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville TN. We have no words to describe the grief our family is experiencing at this time. John was the love of my life and adored by our sons Jody, Jack and Tommy, daughter in law Fanny, and by our grandchildren.

John contracted Covid-19 and in spite of the incredible skill and care of his medical team at Vanderbilt he could not overcome the damage this virus inflicted on his body.

I sat with John - who was deeply sedated- in the hours before he passed and will be forever grateful for that opportunity.

My dearest wish is that people of all ages take this virus seriously and follow guidelines set by the CDC. We send our condolences and love to the thousands of other American families who are grieving the loss of loved ones at this time - and to so many other families across the world.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the outpouring of love we have received from family, friends, and fans all over the world. John will be so missed but he will continue to comfort us with his words and music and the gifts of kindness, humor and love he left for all of us to share.

In lieu of flowers or gifts at this time we would ask that a donation be made to one of the following non profits:

thistlefarms.org
roomintheinn.org
nashvillerescuemission.org
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:19 am    Post subject:

Evidently John’s first print review was from an unlikely author: Roger Ebert

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Through no wisdom of my own but out of sheer blind luck, I walked into the Fifth Peg, a folk club on West Armitage, one night in 1970 and heard a mailman from Westchester singing. This was John Prine.

He sang his own songs. That night I heard "Sam Stone," one of the great songs of the century. And "Angel from Montgomery." And others. I wasn't the music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, but I went to the office and wrote an article. And that, as fate decreed, was the first review Prine ever received.


You can read his original review here:

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:26 am    Post subject:

ocho wrote:
Evidently John’s first print review was from an unlikely author: Roger Ebert

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Through no wisdom of my own but out of sheer blind luck, I walked into the Fifth Peg, a folk club on West Armitage, one night in 1970 and heard a mailman from Westchester singing. This was John Prine.

He sang his own songs. That night I heard "Sam Stone," one of the great songs of the century. And "Angel from Montgomery." And others. I wasn't the music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, but I went to the office and wrote an article. And that, as fate decreed, was the first review Prine ever received.


You can read his original review here:

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Thanks for finding and sharing.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:55 pm    Post subject:

RIP John Prine. This covid (bleep) has really overstayed its welcome.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:28 pm    Post subject:

Well I imagine he's drinking a vodka and ginger ale cocktail and smoking a cigarette that's nine miles long about now. Thanks for all the great times JP.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 7:51 pm    Post subject:

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Well I imagine he's drinking a vodka and ginger ale cocktail and smoking a cigarette that's nine miles long about now. Thanks for all the great times JP.


Don't forget about that pretty girl on the tilt-a-whirl
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:09 pm    Post subject:

His lyrics were amazing.
RIP
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 11:08 pm    Post subject:

I absolutely love this version of this song.

Getting into his discography, a lot of great stuff.

Much love to John Prine....


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:36 pm    Post subject:

Love Pictureshow

RIP John Prine
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:59 pm    Post subject:

The Late John Garfield Blues

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 6:57 pm    Post subject:

This sounds like it is going to be really cool.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/john-prine-livestream-tribute-angel-from-maywood/
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:39 pm    Post subject:

LakerLanny wrote:
This sounds like it is going to be really cool.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/04/john-prine-livestream-tribute-angel-from-maywood/


Sounds awesome. Perfect for my 8 hour drive tomorrow!
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:42 pm    Post subject:

Note sure if you saw this PF connection:

https://pitchfork.com/news/roger-waters-covers-john-prines-paradise-watch/?verso=true
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:06 am    Post subject:

Good tribute on The Voice with one of the contestants performing Angel From Montgomery
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