The death of John Prine nearly five years ago was a tragic loss. The good thing is that his music is more popular than ever; the worst thing is that there won’t be any more John Prine songs.
Oh wow Richard, I’m overjoyed I found this article. It came about like this:
Just a few minutes ago, some young whippersnapper on Substack asked me who my favourite songwriter was, so I told him it was John Prine. I’m not a religious man, but with that small comment I felt I was doing God’s work.
Anyhow, writing down John Prine’s name, I thought I’d do a search on Substack to see if there were any articles about John Prine and I came across this one, your repost of Mike Plume's beautiful article. I opened my phone and picked my John Prine playlist, slipped on the earphones, pressed play, and read the article. My eyes leaked the whole time.
Oh wow Richard, I’m overjoyed I found this article. It came about like this:
Just a few minutes ago, some young whippersnapper on Substack asked me who my favourite songwriter was, so I told him it was John Prine. I’m not a religious man, but with that small comment I felt I was doing God’s work.
Anyhow, writing down John Prine’s name, I thought I’d do a search on Substack to see if there were any articles about John Prine and I came across this one, your repost of Mike Plume's beautiful article. I opened my phone and picked my John Prine playlist, slipped on the earphones, pressed play, and read the article. My eyes leaked the whole time.