Singer-songwriter John Prine, who penned “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, has died at 73 from complications of the coronavirus.
Prine began playing as a young Army veteran who invented songs to fight boredom while delivering the U.S. mail in Maywood, Illinois. He and his friend, folk singer Steve Goodman, were still polishing their skills at the Old Town School of Folk Music when Kristofferson, a rising star at the time, heard them sing one night in Chicago, and invited them to share his stage in New York City.
“You just sit and look around you. You don’t have to make up stuff. If you just try to take down the bare description of what’s going on, and not try to over-describe something, then it leaves space for the reader or the listener to fill in their experience with it, and they become part of it.” “He writes beautiful songs,” Dylan once told MTV producer Bill Flanagan. “I remember when Kris Kristofferson first brought him on the scene. All that stuff about Sam Stone the soldier-junkie-daddy, and Donald and Lydia, where people make love from ten miles away -- nobody but Prine could write like that.”
Many others adopted his songs. Bonnie Raitt made a signature tune out of “Angel from Montgomery,” about the stifled dreams of a lonely housewife, and performed it at the 2020 Grammys ceremony. Bette Midler recorded “Hello in There,” Prine’s poignant take on old age. Prine wrote “Unwed Fathers” for Tammy Wynette, and “Love Is on a Roll” for Don Williams.
Prine was married three times, and appreciated a relationship that lasted. In 1999, he and Iris DeMent shared vocals on the classic title track of his album “In Spite of Ourselves,” a ribald tribute to an old married couple.Against all odds, honey we’re the big door-prizeThere won’t be nothin’ but big ol’ hearts dancin’ in our eyes
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73Singer-songwriter John Prine has died due to complications from the coronavirus, family says.
続きを読む »
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73Singer-songwriter John Prine, who crafted scores of indelible tunes including 'Angel from Montgomery' and 'Hello in There,' has died from complications of the coronavirus, a representative says. He was 73.
続きを読む »
John Prine Dead at 73 From CoronavirusRIP John Prine: The Americana legend has died at age 73 due to coronavirus complications
続きを読む »
John Prine, revered singer-songwriter, dies of COVID-19 complications at 73John Prine, who survived cancer and heart issues, died from COVID-19 complications. The Grammy winner was known for his keen observations and mordant humor.
続きを読む »
John Prine, Singer-Songwriter Known for Wit and Warmth, Dies at 73John Prine, a country-folk music icon whose witty and heartfelt songs of love, protest and social commentary helped shape a generation of songwriters, has died from complications related to the novel coronavirus at age 73.
続きを読む »