John Prine

Following John Prine's Songwriters Hall of Fame induction in 2019, we asked a few of his closest friends in the music industry to name their all-time favorite John Prine song. Here is what they had to say:

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Excited to announce the release of John Prine: Live at Old Town School of Folk, the first-ever officially released complete concert recording from Prine, available now digitally from Oh Boy Records.

Recorded directly the the mixing board, the release captures Prine’s March 6th, 2010 performance at Old Town’s annual “Blue Jean Gala” benefit in his Chicago hometown. The 28-track recording includes renditions of “Angel From Montgomery,” “Spanish Pipedream,” “Souvenirs,” “Hello in There,” and other classics, as well as the uncut stories and jokes that were trademarks of Prine’s concerts.

“Old Town School is where John first took guitar lessons. It’s where he expanded his playing beyond those first few chords and records his older brother Dave got him started with,” said Jason Wilber, John Prine’s longtime band leader. “So for John, it seemed to me, going back to Old Town was like going back to your old elementary school or something. I could tell it held a special place in his heart, and the folks in the Old Town community always made it clear how much they treasured John.”

Available now at: https://store.johnprine.com/products/john-prine-live-at-old-town-school-of-folk-digital-download

On 1978 John’s fifth studio album “Bruised Orange” was released. The album, produced by Steve Goodman contains songs like ‘Fish and Whistle’, ‘That’s The Way The World Goes Round’ and ‘Bruised Orange’.

John about writing ‘Fish and Whistle’: “I hadn’t written a song in what seemed like years so one day I decided just to write a song about what was goin’ on around me.”

Don’t forget to get your ‘Bruised Orange’ CD at the Oh Boy Records Shop

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