Prine was raised in the blue-color suburbs of Chicago by parents from Western Kentucky. He learned guitar from his brother. He was a mailman for a time, writing lyrics as he delivered letters. The ...

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 ...

At some point in this Alabama Troubadours show, Rick Carter gets right to the essence of it. “It is a pleasure to be able to play his songs in front of people that really appreciate it,” he says, ...