John Prine used metaphor as well as any songwriter. His "Linda Goes To Mars" equates romantic struggles with space travel.

On April 11th, we were made aware that our National Endowment for the Humanities grant, “‘Boundless Love’: Changing Understandings of the Sacred in Americana Music,” had been terminated—only one year ...

I went on a sightseeing trip to Big Bend National Park with my grandfather not too long ago. A native Texan, he told me he knew the place like the back of his hand. As we drove from vista to vista, we ...

Country-folk artist and 4-time Grammy winner John Prine was one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his generation.

The adored songwriting legend was recognized at the 2020 event as Artist Of The Year, just months after he lost his life to complications from COVID-19 at age 73. At this year’s award ceremony, held ...

Singer-songwriter John Prine performs at Atlanta Symphony Halll on April 23, 1975 in Atlanta, Ga. Credit - Tom Hill—Getty Images On April 11th, we were made aware that our National Endowment for the ...

It took a decade – the entirety of the 1970s, to be exact – for John Prine to discover he wasn’t cut out for the majors. After releasing eight albums that showcased his plain-speaking and often wryly ...

The Listening Party is over, but you can watch the album stream and conversation below. "John Prine captured people in those moments of supposing when life gets really small and almost impossible, but ...

Laughter rang out and tears flowed Thursday night at ACL Live. Country superstar Trisha Yearwood and the late John Prine, an unparalleled and beloved singer-songwriter, were added this year to the ...

For those of us who keep a foot firmly in the past, how fortunate to find John Ballantyne and Gus Noble, a couple of guys from Scotland, who are in the buoyant business of traveling back ...

The upcoming week of memorial concerts in Nashville for the late John Prine will require a vaccine to gain entry. Prine’s family made the announcement on Tuesday, but unlike recent national tours ...