{"title":"John Prine","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout John Prine\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Edward Prine was born in Maywood, Illinois on October 10, 1946. He served in the US Army (stationed in West Germany) before working as a mailman in Chicago while performing in local folk clubs in the late 1960s. He was discovered by Kris Kristofferson and Paul Anka at Chicago's Earl of Old Town and signed with Atlantic Records, releasing his self-titled debut John Prine (1971) - widely considered one of the most important debut albums in American songwriting. He founded Oh Boy Records in 1981 with manager Al Bunetta, becoming one of the first artists to operate his own independent label of substance. He survived two bouts of cancer (1998 squamous cell carcinoma in his neck; 2013 lung cancer) before his death from COVID-19 complications on April 7, 2020 at age 73, becoming one of the most prominent early American casualties of the pandemic. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019. He received the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Prine's sound combines country folk, folk, Americana, country, and singer-songwriter with his distinctive understated vocal delivery and lyrical content addressing the lives of ordinary people, working-class American experience, war, family, love, and aging with humor and pathos. His foundational influence on American songwriting is widely cited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Prine (1971, Atlantic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiamonds in the Rough (1972, Atlantic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweet Revenge (1973, Atlantic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Sense (1975, Atlantic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruised Orange (1978, Asylum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink Cadillac (1979, Asylum)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Missing Years (1991, Oh Boy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Spite of Ourselves (1999, Oh Boy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFair \u0026amp; Square (2005, Oh Boy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tree of Forgiveness (2018, Oh Boy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Atlantic and Oh Boy pressings of the John Prine catalog are widely collected. Multiple anniversary editions, audiophile reissues, and the comprehensive Oh Boy reissue program have been released.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to John Prine typically start with John Prine (1971) or The Tree of Forgiveness (2018). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-vinyl-records\"\u003eFolk \u0026amp; Indie Folk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-prine-a-john-prine-christmas-cd","title":"A John Prine Christmas CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eA John Prine Christmas is the 11th studio album by American folk singer John Prine, released in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540728885431,"sku":"210000093800","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/john-prine-christmas.jpg?v=1781154030"},{"product_id":"john-prine-in-spite-of-ourselves-vinyl","title":"In Spite of Ourselves LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Prine's \"In Spite of Ourselves\" LP is a captivating blend of storytelling and melodic folk that showcases his remarkable talent. 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