John Prine (October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American country folk singer-songwriter. He was active as a composer, recording artist, and live performer from the early 1970s until his death, ...

In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) John Prine, a songwriter who changed American music with ...

There is no question that had movie critic Roger Ebert not walked into the Fifth Peg club one night in 1970 and heard an unknown singer/songwriter named John Prine, that Prine still would have found ...

Full of heart, humor and earthy details, it’s hard not to like John Prine’s music. The Illinois-raised singer-songwriter’s work balances poignancy — the drug-addicted Vietnam vet father of 1971’s “Sam ...