John Prine
 

watching The Winding Stream on Netflix about the Carter Family over the weekend and right at the beginning is John Prine doing Bear Creek Blues

Well, damn! Like JJ Cale and a bunch of others, I've always know about him but never stopped to explore more. Like JJ Cale, this John Prine is blowin my mind with awesomeness

Reminds me a lot of Townes Van Zandt

Prine is pretty amazing. One of my wife's favorite songs is Bonnie Raite singing Prine's "Angel From Montgomery."

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He got my attention a looong time ago with this line "there's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes".

Really love John Prine

He is a fantastic song writer and pretty funny at times

Sam Stone...

John Prine was a staple in my high school days.

Dear Abby, Dear Abby, you won't believe this...

Better late than never.

Putting him right up there with Dylan, Cale, waits, Randy Newman, Paul Simon...

Off to the record store....

Me too. Been a fan since the very early '70s. He may not be as famous as Dylan or Christopherson but I've been lucky enough to meet some of those 'big boys' of Nashville and believe me, they consider him their equal. :cool:

Anyone interest in old time music with Netflix should check out the winding stream. Well done documentary

Great songwriter, love all his stuff. Please Don't Bury Me is one of my favorites.

Please don't bury me
Down in that cold cold ground
No, I'd druther have "em" cut me up
And pass me all around
Throw my brain in a hurricane
And the blind can have my eyes
And the deaf can take both of my ears
If they don't mind the size
Give my stomach to Milwaukee
If they run out of beer
Put my socks in a cedar box
Just get "em" out of here
Venus de Milo can have my arms
Look out! I've got your nose
Sell my heart to the junkman
And give my love to Rose

"give my knees to the needy, the blind can have my eyes, the deaf can have both my ears if they don't mind the size..."

The most amazing thing to me is how he wrote stuff like "Sam Stone" or "Hello In There" or "Angel From Montgomery" as a very young man.

What takes place in a young man's life to be able to channel stories like that?

With a better sense of humor!

Margot and John did this duet.

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Yea true. Except poncho and a few other tunes, Townes gets a bit sad especially when you realize what he did to himself

Dig it. Like the Johnny Cash reference too

Help me out...I can't pull it.

Give my love to rose

Thank you.

My son is a Cash fan but I am a bit behind.

Thanks for bringing up Prine, btw: I went through my old cassette tapes and CDs and found some interesting stuff.

there is also a special on Greenwich Village that is excellent.

I used to love signers until I discovered songwriters.
Tis freekin amazing ability to master a song with verses all set with proper annotations and rhymes.
All in usually 3 minutes !
A singer-songwriter once explained to me- If you I can guess the rhyme B4 it is said it is cheeep 6th-grade dribble.
Listen to Prine , Christofferson , Hoyt Axton and others for real genius in word placement and selection.
I guess that is one reason i HATE so called modern country , it sucks with lack of ability .