The late, great John Prine‘s first seven albums are being collected onto a new box set titled Crooked Piece of Time: The Atlantic and Asylum Albums 1971-1980 that will be out via Rhino on October 23.

NPR turns 50 this year, and we're marking it by looking back on some other things that happened in 1971. It was that year that songwriter John Prine released his debut album. Prine died in 2020. You ...

In the realm of debut albums, John Prine's self-titled first record — released 51 years ago today, on Sept. 23, 1971 — is among the best of the best. Five decades later, John Prine is a classic in the ...

After music icon John Prine died from COVID complications earlier this year, heartwarming tributes from some of his peers, pals and admirers came pouring in. The latest — a rendition of 1971’s “Hello ...

Roger Waters is the latest musician to pay tribute to John Prine by way of a cover. The country songwriting legend passed away last week. Waters covered Prine’s “Paradise,” which appeared on his 1971 ...

John Prine's songs could unite America. People living in his lyrics aren't as easily divisible as Democrats or Republicans. They're everyfolk, who work day shifts, eat meatloaf, fish, love, dream, and ...

The Maywood, Illinois-born songwriter and performer John Prine is regarded as one of the best pure lyricists of all time. He combines nuance with precision, humor with kindhearted storytelling. He has ...

Legendary folk singer-songwriter John Prine died of complications from Covid-19 Tuesday at the age of 73 — the age my dad would have reached last Sunday if he’d lived as long. My father was a hardcore ...