I had a similar experience. I heard of John Prine, but never related to who he was till late one evening in a motel, I happen into the TH-cam video of John at a house of Strombo performance. I had heard of him, but didn't really know his music. When this old man came out with a guitar hanging at about waste level, I though I this is not going to go any place and almost stopped the video, but, oh my god, when he started pickin and his wonderful, folksie voice, I couldn't stop watching. I was absolutely taken away. I stayed up late and couldn't stop watching the video. I was so disappointed in myself for not discovering him years earlier. Only a few weeks after discovering John Prine, he sadly passed away to smoke that 9 mile long cigarette. I have never before cried when a performer dies, but I literally cried when I heard, and even writing this now a couple of months later, I'l tearing up. Oh, how I miss him and so much wish I had spent my life listening to his music.
I was fortunate enough to listen to him from and early age and still cry at all of our loss. Thankful for his family keeping his work alive. I do agree with his wife he was a genius. Never will there be a more clever lyricists.
I feel your pain..., I'm an OG who heard his songs through the years, but was never exposed to him as a truly powerful poet & singer, until much later in life. It shames me to realize what I missed. He sung the video of my life. Bless John and his songs! Edit: I'm not far behind him, and I hope he'll be receptive to my joining him in Heaven, and I'll try to let him know what he meant to us of his "silent majority". Good night, and stay well!
In 1989, I had an older friend/co-worker asked me if I wanted to see John Prine…I said who? He was playing a small club in Columbia, SC…I said sure and the next day he brought me 3 cassettes full of John’s music. It was just about the best thing that ever happened to me. That was the best homework I had ever done for sure, I couldn’t stop listening. By the time we went to the actual concert, I knew almost every word. I have only seen him 2 more times, but got to see him with my Dad, wife, and kids. What a wonderful gift John was to us all!
Now, I cry every time I hear 'Hello in there''. I cry for John who had to leave us and for all of the old people he was singing about, who we have become!
I agree. What a down to earth man he still is. Ya know Mr.John is singing in HEAVEN. GOD WANTED HIM MORE THAN WE " needed?" Him.That gentlemen is truly an epitome of a HUMAN being whom really GOOD people may never listen....so I beg all to pass him on....Mr.Prine is still here...in spirit and SOUL. HE MADE THE FiN NEWS TODAY...AS " ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE WHO LEFT US THIS YEAR...TRUST ME...THAT'D CRACK HIM UP. SUCH A GENTLEMEN...A HILARIOUS MAN...YET....DAM-.....I CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL AT SOME OF HIS SONG'S. GOD BLESS!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was introduced to the songwriting/singin' of John Prine in autumn 1972...and have NEVER witnessed any better songsmith in the decades since then...this LIVE recording is what I fell in love with...the 'storyteller' in G, C, and D...three chords and truth for sure.
I was born in 1973. Been a Prine fan since around 1977 or at least that’s as far back as I can remember listening to and singing all these wonderful songs. I didn’t have any idea what any of them meant back then😂. Sure miss you John!!
I am an early fan of John Prine (& old now). Never get tired of listening to him. What talent; I look forward to seeing him in his current location! Not quite ready yet. 🙏
I followed John Prine since 1972 when I heard a performer named Poff singing his songs and I was captivated by the words. It took years before I found others who knew his work, but I found that we were all steadfast loyal to his music and lyrical genius. I bought every album, even when there was no way I should be spending extra money that month. I was crushed when he died of COVID and miss the chance to hear new Prine creations. My life was richer because of his music.
I was very fortunate to see John in concert at least a dozen times over the years. Every successive time it just got better. New songs, mixed with old ones; I can only describe as truth and magic unfolding before my eyes simultaneously. That was John Prine.
I went to Ottawa to seeChris Kristoferson and Rita Coolidge . They introduced John Prine and he blew the audience away . It was 1971 or so . He has been a favorite since then . I remember him playing at the Lihibou that same night and a lot of the audience went there after the show .
I still cant believe he is gone At 16 yrs old I first heard him play and have been a big fan every since . Because of him I started writing songs and played in a bluegrass band for many yrs We always played several Prine songs I have even converted my friend Glenny who is a rocker 2 yrs ago he had not heard of John Prine and now we almost daily listen to him and search for anything we havent found yet My condolences to his family , Murray Fraser big fan !!!
This is the first time since John passed on to Heaven, I can listen to him without crying. I could not listen to him without doing so, because John Prine was not just an artist, to his fans, it was as if he were a good friend. But listening to this, that has passed, and now I recall how John was not funny, he was hilarious!.A delightful wit that would always catch one unawares. You will always be loved my friend.
I discovered Mr. Prine a couple years before his death, but so much of his music is so new to me. Right now I have "Clocks and Spoons" on a continuous loop. It's like he knew all of us, isn't it?
Yes, it is like he knew us all. I’ve loved him for years and years. Love his way of thinking. So sad last April 7th when he passed…a sad day indeed. I’m so glad whoever recorded this…💕
What a blessing to have been alive while John was too. So many great songs - always with a twist - Thank You Affiliated - I had forgotten this one - hadn't played it for a while - and was great to get reacquainted.
I was 15 way back in 1979 listening to Tennessee Technology University radio station when I first heard John, loved him right away. It took many yrs for the rest of the world to catch on. As an adult in conversation with a pal, I stumbled onto the fact that I'd been unknowingly in a friend ship with his cousin. Knowing the friend's family heritage, some things made sense on the things I loved about his music. He was an ingenious songwriter. No wonder he appealed so much to Kristofferson. 2 of the absolute upper crust of musical poets.
I was there with friends, Joe and Theresa, seeing John for the first time. My best man, Don, had introduced me to John’s music a year or two earlier. I’ve been a fan since then and will continue to be. Also there on stage was Steve Goodman and Randy Newman. Great show. John, you’re missed, thanks for sharing your songs with us.
My brother saw John Prine in Chicago in the 70's and would talk about it as one of the best concerts he'd ever seen. Left a strong impression that's for sure. We used to listen to this boy with a joint in our hands in those days...those were the days my friend. They both passed in 2020 about the same time. The world is a less kind and colourful place with their absence.
Cool-- We first saw John Prine in the 70s in the attic of a farmhouse!!!! The famed "Harry Hopes" in Cary, Illinois!!!! Then, many times over the years------ Earl of Olde Town, Woodstock Opera House, etc---
@@chrisd0801 He’ll be jammin’ with Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger and my friend Eric Vin Schmidt.Along with so many others. Having eternity to listen to all those great songs... now that will be heaven!!!
I've been a John Prine fan for 46 years. First heard him in 1976 when my girlfriend put "Sweet Revenge" on the turntable, and never looked back. Over the decades when he'd release new albums, I always got excited and nervous at the same time, hoping for more lyrical gems but fearing that he would go the same way as many others had and somehow change to something less than he was before. But it never happened. With every new album I'd end up shaking my head and wondering how he could keep putting out these masterpieces of simplicity that elicited emotions all over the map, often in the same song. Maybe 5 years before he died, the thought that at some point John Prine would no longer be with us occurred to me, and it scared me. He seemed like my best friend, even though I'd never met him and only saw him in person about 5 times at various concerts. So when, on April 7th, 2020, his "soul went through the ceiling," I cried. And cried. And cried. And although I can now listen to his music again and appreciate the fact that we had him for so many years, sometimes I still cry. John Prine affected me like no other person whom I'd never met. There was a part of me that always found comfort in the fact that, somewhere, John Prine was walking, talking, living and breathing at the same time I was. I will always miss that feeling. Rest in Peace, John. I hope that you are reunited with your family and Steve Goodman, and are enjoying a Handsome Johnny and that nine-mile-long cigarette. And please save a seat for me at the Tree of Forgiveness Lounge.
A few years later, I woke up to the radio alarm one morning and this fellow is singing, "Killing the Blues". I was very young. My life was particularly difficult due to something so out of the ordinary that no other person I met could make me feel understood or even safe. I was way too young to be dealing with the hand I'd been dealt and '(every) body said they saw me', too. John seemed to see me and then raise the ante. His words likely helped me to survive and certainly helped me to laugh again and to be humble and kind to everybody, myself included. A lot of years passed and he never called the bet even when Covid took him. I went to countless shows and even spoke to him and shook his hand once. The last two times I saw John perform, I was worried the whole time that his heart would explode. I figured he would die doing what he loved. My spouse tells me that John and I were separated at birth. I don't know about that but I will never be separated from his music. I still cry, too.
A friend if mine loves this guy so I decided to listen to this. First time I heard his songs (knowing it was him) ans I love them. Im 59 and wishing I had found him 30 years ago. (I would not have appreaciated him in my 20s) Thanks for posting this!
The first time I saw John Prine was at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas. It was 1973. He and his best friend, Steve Goodman, stood at the edge of the stage and gave us a great time. I was lucky enough to see him another three times over the years. He was the best song writer ever.
Brilliant! TELL US A STORY JOHN. I yelled that just before 'Sam Stone' at a concert once. Bad timing. But damn, I love his stories. I want to sit by his campfire in heaven. I think even Jesus will understand his Jesus songs.
@@mungous1000 mb - mbnot... but since his passing - John's, that is, it's been said that if Jesus carries a wallet, there's a picture of John Prine in it...
Nahh..dont think Jesus would do thaf...the chirus being from the point of one of tge kids who was watching his daddy disappear...I was so lucky. I went to college inmmfrom 1875 -1978 at Nirthwestern? The first suburb north of Chicago. Spent too much of my time on campus feeling iut if pkace abd much more uncertain of myself abd my future than the other students there appeared to. But oh tge folk music in Chicago at tgat tine!!! Seriously? Tge easy access to John Prine; Steve Giidman, Jim Post, Bonnie Koloc, Mike Smith, ; Ameven a couoke if guys who NEVER attended NI but came to sing in tge stairwells of mly doem because tge acoustics there were so outstanding-- they made everything better, even bearable. Saw Keonard Cohen at a small club from a table msybe 10 feet Back, Joe Cocker in a sadly, pathetically drunken performance backed by a top notch group of African-Anerican musicians who were right on point all evening while Joe kept ge$ting drunker abd forgetting the words ifcsongs...it was a time when 18 -21 year okdscould drink beer and wine and hear great music. John Prine was always tge star of any concert that was filled with otgervio and coming folk sungers. I miss him so much. Thank you? Jason, for sharing this treasure of a concert and to the people who shared their memories of this show. I want to find that campfire in heaven where John Orine, Steve Goodman, Phil Ochs abd tge rest of tge best will be sitting around sharing songs and stories abd probably a few more things. We will miss you forever, John.
Jason, thank you! This is the era I first heard him, as a midwestern kid. Grateful my older sister’s boyfriend had great musical taste and loaned albums to her. Common Sense was a lifeline. John Prine is a national treasure. May he rest easy knowing his legacy lives on. Thanks for this time machine. Will check out your playlist. 🙏✨❤️🌎
I too have thought a lot about Leonard Cohen in the days since Prine's passing. The two of them were certainly in a class by themselves - absolutely superb craftsmen of verse and melody. And as sad as their passing is, we have a treasure trove of music they both left behind.
Thank you I’ve been a fan since 76 he’s been a great comfort and a laugh when I needed it I miss him dearly I hope you enjoy his life time of music as much as I. Welcome to amazing god bless.
It warms my heart to see so many folks discovering his music and being moved so. It’s just like that. He sweeps you off your feet and makes you love him and his music forever. I saw him for the first time on this tour in ‘73 at DAR Constitution Hall in DC when I was in high school. His lyrics and humor just cut straight to bone. John Hiatt and Kris Kristofferson effect me the same way.
I didn't discover John Prine until by accident a few years before his death while I was driving for Uber and listening to songs on Pandora. I got drawn in all the way after that. He's one of my top favorite singers of all time now.
Coming to know John’s music only after he died. All of it is new to me even these posts from so long ago. This is how o like to listen to John most. Just voice and guitar. Thanks for posting
My brother came home in 1975 with Prine's first album and Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks", and i was hooked on both. I grew up just outside of Chicago so I could see him in the folk bars in the late 70's...loved the hell out of the guy all the way to the end...and now beyond. I met him once and he was the nicest guy on two feet. I put him on Pandora and it just plays great great music for hours and hours. Love Prine and his concert fans were always nice people to meet, too. I'm 64.
College coffee house bookings, those that John and other writer/musicians played, need a revival. They all ran into each other on the coffee room circuit, rubbing elbows and pitching songs. Brought peace into those troubled times.
John was funny. An intelligent kind of humor that he added to his songs along with heartfelt words that touched my heart and I Wonder how he could sing every word
John prine my hero I'll miss you you died on my birthday I thought you were pulling though the night before. I'm listening to illegal smile. My Mom Elizabeth Shannon loved your music too. Never got the chance to see you live, but I did go through o boy to collect some of your treasures . Sandy Elsom. 6338 Colonial dr Whitestown Indiana 46075. Fiorina I no it's hard keep believing you will see your John again. Peace and Love Mr Sandy Elsom.
Jayson you are probably right about the date as I saw Kris Kristofferson concert on 4-10-73@ The Community Movie Theater.I was a senior@Kingston High School when I went to the concert,John Prune jumped on stage and played several songs but the only one I could remember was"Dear Abby".What you may not know is Kris Kristofferson was the one who helped John Prine get his recording contract on Monument Records.
I’ve never heard this recording but it’s great. I play a lot of John’s songs. Lately it’s been “Clocks and Spoons” , “How Lucky” and “Rocky Mountain Time” I was in a guitar circle with some local guys a couple of years ago who didn’t recognize any of his songs I was playing but they liked them. I said that I could play different Prine songs every weekly meeting for a year and not repeat one, his catalog is that deep.
The inimatable John Prine ! His tracks were regularly played on the iconic KFAT 94.5 Gilroy CA in the mid 1970s. Always loved his music. Sad to lose someone so musically brilliant. I can listen to 'Paradise' as many times you tell me to do it !!!
I have been a big fan of yours since I first heard you in about 76 in Richmond VA the first time been a true fan from the first time I heard you playing that guitar 🎸 saw you play 3 times alk in RVA and managed to get to meet and talk with you after the show out at the old VA fairgrounds. You are an amazing person and an inspiration to most all my family and friends ❤ RIP
Loved him then, love him still, never tire of hearing his simple musical genius. Thank you so much for posting this concert! Some of these songs like Clocks and Spoons, and Rocky Mt Time I hadn’t heard for so long, it was like hearing from a long lost relative 💕
Prine is one of those people who may take a while to get to you but when he does there isn't a bad song..He has a lot of funny songs but he also has some badass ones " THAT'S HOW EVERY EMPIRE FALLS " is probably one of the best songs ever done.
His debut album had me from the get-go, James, but then I've always gone for good songwriters. John's debut album is one of the greatest first albums ever by a songwriter. Song after song just knocked me out.
My my what a treat to share with us....thank you Jason Wang. So comforting and satisfying for a heart that especially needed it at this time in life. Most grateful.
I love reading the comments section! So great to know so many great people feel the same way I did, and still do, about this fantastic artist and HUMAN BEING. Love y'all.
Listening to John for the first time since he passed. My second favorite artist, I've seen him a dozen times at least, but I have not risked listening to him till tonight. Crying my eyes out. This f'ing virus sucks. Loved you, John!
I discovered John Prine through John Denver's covers of Blow up your TV, Paradise and Angel from Montgomery on his Aerie, Rocky Mountain High and Farewell Andromeda albums. Good covers, but it's special to hear the man sing his own songs. Hello in there must be my favorite if I had to choose. Hopefully, he is now enjoying the reunion with loved ones he sang about in When I get to heaven.
Martin Mason 1 second ago I was a late convert to John Prine, missed his Tree of Forgiveness tour of Australia last year and struggling with the fact he has left this world . My introduction was via a lyric in a 'You am I' song called 'Damage' th-cam.com/video/5P5UmaMKBJE/w-d-xo.html "I Woke up with a war in my head An old man's grumble And an extra space in the bed And if ol' John Prine can't sing the next line 'bout something that can make me smile" Went on to extensive John Prine listening, he is such a life force, I lack his lyrical prowess to express what John has contributed musically to the world. We all have an innate connection with music and its power to rise above in these strange times can't be under estimated. take care all.
One of the greatest American Poet, he looked arround him and write stories abbout what he saw and this was the mirror fo all of us. His Lyriks a so good and not like cohen overloaded. He was a man from us and wrote for us. A big storyteller but forgothen from Amerika.
At 0:43:36 Mr. Prine is relating a story about how he got the idea for Dear Abbey, and he mentions being in "Rome... Italy, not New York." I've listened to this recording dozens of times and it never occurred to me till today that he refurbishes that line over 20 years later in Jesus: The Missing Years, when he says that the newlywed teenage Jesus and his Irish wife move into an apartment on "the lower east side... of Rome... Italy, that is." He kept that goofy throwaway joke in his back pocket for over two decades until he found the absolute perfect context in which to use it, and the song he used it in became one of the greatest songs of his career. That is cool as hell.
John Prine is one of those artists .. like JJ Cayle, Dylan and Knophler that just can’t be compared ….. they just take you to another world while keeping you grounded …. They’re like medicine men …..
Find me the 29 fools who gave this thumbs down....I'll figure out what to do with them once I catch 'em. Ain't nuthin' like listening to John Prine, man.
I'd be happy to join you on the quest to find the naysayers so we could enquire as to their reasoning behind the thumbs down......I'm sure between the two of us we could figure a way to make them see the light.....RIP John
i know what a dead brain to not like this mans music, to me it is as good as any medicine or therapy or both like i told others check out tom rush and another man named monty montgomery who was at one time considered one of the best guitarists ever also he sings great look for a tune called "when will I".... look back and laugh....lol
That was a beautiful concert thanks to the person who recorded it. That was around the time I was introduced to John, A friend played me "Dear Abby" and I was hooked. Been a fan ever since God bless you John we could use a few more like you, Thanks so much.
It was actually kind of hard for me to replicate at first. Very simple and sounds great I just couldn't get down just using the thumb and index. Now I just play his songs how I play them and that's that.
I was a late bloomer to John's music... it and he was great.. RIP.. "There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money went.. " Such wisdom... in all of his song's .. again RIP
and when he was young didn't think people would listen to him when he was young .So glad he got over .been 50 years sweet revenge on an 8 track on the roof of an old pontiac only killed the battery once that weekend
I believe this was in April of 1973. Opening act was Sandy Denny. Then John Prine and the headliner was Randy Newman. It took place in the SUNY New Paltz Gym. It was an amazing concert. I was a huge Prine fan and also Randy Newman. They both went on to win a slew of Grammy's and other music awards. John was fabulous as was Randy. This version of Dear Abby is the only live cut on his album Sweet Revenge. He wasn't happy with the studio version so they used this one.
It was a great show, my Sophomore year at NP! Stayed in love with him and saw him many times since. My last show was at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, 2016. RIP John, thank you! ~
Thank you so much for sharing the precious memories! Those three men Prine mentioned all died in January 1973 so the show should have been in April 1973.
@@lamper2 post was three years old... but I wouldn't doubt he's still putting on great shows with his vodka and ginger ale and that nine mile cigarette
This is an awesome recording so thanks for sharing. I was there as I was a student at SUNY New Paltz at the time and worked with our concert committee. A great show by an incredibly humble and down to earth man.
John Prine was one of his era's best, but most unappreciated. I raise my glass to you Mr. Prine. Salud. May your eternity be full of peace and happiness. Your friend Rich. 😎
Great stuff. Just stumbled onto one of your recordings and feel like I found the treasure trove. I'll check your site and possibly be in touch. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks Phroso. LBJ, J. Carrol Naish and Edward G. Robinson all died in January 1973, so this concert should be from April 1973. The Sunday Night Concert series from 93XRT was broadcast on Sunday night, but that doesn't mean the concert was held on Sunday.
holy crap did I need this show today! Thanks for posting this one! GREAT! JUST FUCKIN' GREAT! Miss you so much John Prine. Oh, and fuck the CMA's.... John is better than them all! Hope he's got all the drinks and mile long smokes he wants now! Well deserved.
Wow. What a find, this recording! This was pretty early in his career. I became aware of him around this time, when I was in high school. Always liked his music... So cool now to hear this early recording, and a good number of songs I haven’t heard in many years. From the New York Times obituary: “Sometimes, the best ones come together at the exact same time, and it takes about as long to write it as it does to sing it,” he told the poet Ted Kooser in an interview at the Library of Congress in 2005. “They come along like a dream or something, and you just got to hurry up and respond to it, because if you mess around, the song is liable to pass you by.” That’s what I always appreciated about his lyrics-just pure poetic genius flowing out like a wild, untamed stream.
I had a similar experience. I heard of John Prine, but never related to who he was till late one evening in a motel, I happen into the TH-cam video of John at a house of Strombo performance. I had heard of him, but didn't really know his music. When this old man came out with a guitar hanging at about waste level, I though I this is not going to go any place and almost stopped the video, but, oh my god, when he started pickin and his wonderful, folksie voice, I couldn't stop watching. I was absolutely taken away. I stayed up late and couldn't stop watching the video. I was so disappointed in myself for not discovering him years earlier. Only a few weeks after discovering John Prine, he sadly passed away to smoke that 9 mile long cigarette. I have never before cried when a performer dies, but I literally cried when I heard, and even writing this now a couple of months later, I'l tearing up. Oh, how I miss him and so much wish I had spent my life listening to his music.
I was fortunate enough to listen to him from and early age and still cry at all of our loss. Thankful for his family keeping his work alive. I do agree with his wife he was a genius. Never will there be a more clever lyricists.
I feel your pain..., I'm an OG who heard his songs through the years, but was never exposed to him as a truly powerful poet & singer, until much later in life. It shames me to realize what I missed. He sung the video of my life.
Bless John and his songs!
Edit: I'm not far behind him, and I hope he'll be receptive to my joining him in Heaven, and I'll try to let him know what he meant to us of his "silent majority". Good night, and stay well!
You might also like Steve Goodman and Michael Hurley!
In 1989, I had an older friend/co-worker asked me if I wanted to see John Prine…I said who? He was playing a small club in Columbia, SC…I said sure and the next day he brought me 3 cassettes full of John’s music. It was just about the best thing that ever happened to me. That was the best homework I had ever done for sure, I couldn’t stop listening. By the time we went to the actual concert, I knew almost every word. I have only seen him 2 more times, but got to see him with my Dad, wife, and kids. What a wonderful gift John was to us all!
@@walter2990 hope all is still well with you! I’ll probably see you in line waiting to talk to John up there (assuming I go Up there).
John was a songwriting jenious who was loved by millions, anyone who hasn't been graced with his music is at a very sad loss!!
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Now, I cry every time I hear 'Hello in there''. I cry for John who had to leave us and for all of the old people he was singing about, who we have become!
Yes me too, i listen to john and i love listening to him but it just breaks my heart not having him on our planet anymore, real hard to take some days
Me also Mr.William...
Me also
@@stevewerrell3304 Bless you, the grief continues,,,,
I agree. What a down to earth man he still is. Ya know Mr.John is singing in HEAVEN. GOD WANTED HIM MORE THAN WE " needed?" Him.That gentlemen is truly an epitome of a HUMAN being whom really GOOD people may never listen....so I beg all to pass him on....Mr.Prine is still here...in spirit and SOUL. HE MADE THE FiN NEWS TODAY...AS " ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE WHO LEFT US THIS YEAR...TRUST ME...THAT'D CRACK HIM UP. SUCH A GENTLEMEN...A HILARIOUS MAN...YET....DAM-.....I CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL AT SOME OF HIS SONG'S. GOD BLESS!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I was introduced to the songwriting/singin' of John Prine in autumn 1972...and have NEVER witnessed
any better songsmith in the decades since then...this LIVE recording is what I fell in love with...the 'storyteller'
in G, C, and D...three chords and truth for sure.
I was born in 1973. Been a Prine fan since around 1977 or at least that’s as far back as I can remember listening to and singing all these wonderful songs. I didn’t have any idea what any of them meant back then😂. Sure miss you John!!
I am an early fan of John Prine (& old now). Never get tired of listening to him. What talent; I look forward to seeing him in his current location! Not quite ready yet. 🙏
Me too.
I followed John Prine since 1972 when I heard a performer named Poff singing his songs and I was captivated by the words. It took years before I found others who knew his work, but I found that we were all steadfast loyal to his music and lyrical genius. I bought every album, even when there was no way I should be spending extra money that month. I was crushed when he died of COVID and miss the chance to hear new Prine creations. My life was richer because of his music.
Me also first saw him in 72 . Just lucky to see him because I went to see Kris kristopherson and John was a guest. He blew everyone away
I was very fortunate to see John in concert at least a dozen times over the years. Every successive time it just got better. New songs, mixed with old ones; I can only describe as truth and magic unfolding before my eyes simultaneously. That was John Prine.
I went to Ottawa to seeChris Kristoferson and Rita Coolidge . They introduced John Prine and he blew the audience away . It was 1971 or so . He has been a favorite since then . I remember him playing at the Lihibou that same night and a lot of the audience went there after the show .
I still cant believe he is gone At 16 yrs old I first heard him play and have been a big fan every since . Because of him I started writing songs and played in a bluegrass band for many yrs We always played several Prine songs I have even converted my friend Glenny who is a rocker 2 yrs ago he had not heard of John Prine and now we almost daily listen to him and search for anything we havent found yet My condolences to his family , Murray Fraser big fan !!!
This is the first time since John passed on to Heaven, I can listen to him without crying. I could not listen to him without doing so, because John Prine was not just an artist, to his fans, it was as if he were a good friend. But listening to this, that has passed, and now I recall how John was not funny, he was hilarious!.A delightful wit that would always catch one unawares. You will always be loved my friend.
R.I.P... Hearing John Prine about 20 years years ago on Austin City Limits is the reason my mind never got bored with my heart ....
... Souvenirs from down at the 'Dillo ~
I discovered Mr. Prine a couple years before his death, but so much of his music is so new to me. Right now I have "Clocks and Spoons" on a continuous loop. It's like he knew all of us, isn't it?
Yes, it is like he knew us all. I’ve loved him for years and years. Love his way of thinking. So sad last April 7th when he passed…a sad day indeed. I’m so glad whoever recorded this…💕
Love that song too; interviewed him in 75 in Atlanta Great Southeastern Music Hall what a easy going funny fellow.
What a blessing to have been alive while John was too. So many great songs - always with a twist - Thank You Affiliated - I had forgotten this one - hadn't played it for a while - and was great to get reacquainted.
"Blow up Your TV" was my anthem in the 70s.
Works even better now
I was 15 way back in 1979 listening to Tennessee Technology University radio station when I first heard John, loved him right away. It took many yrs for the rest of the world to catch on. As an adult in conversation with a pal, I stumbled onto the fact that I'd been unknowingly in a friend ship with his cousin. Knowing the friend's family heritage, some things made sense on the things I loved about his music. He was an ingenious songwriter. No wonder he appealed so much to Kristofferson. 2 of the absolute upper crust of musical poets.
I was there with friends, Joe and Theresa, seeing John for the first time. My best man, Don, had introduced me to John’s music a year or two earlier. I’ve been a fan since then and will continue to be. Also there on stage was Steve Goodman and Randy Newman. Great show. John, you’re missed, thanks for sharing your
songs with us.
My brother saw John Prine in Chicago in the 70's and would talk about it as one of the best concerts he'd ever seen. Left a strong impression that's for sure. We used to listen to this boy with a joint in our hands in those days...those were the days my friend. They both passed in 2020 about the same time. The world is a less kind and colourful place with their absence.
Caught him at the Earl of Old Town . Humble dude .
Cool-- We first saw John Prine in the 70s in the attic of a farmhouse!!!! The famed "Harry Hopes" in Cary, Illinois!!!! Then, many times over the years------ Earl of Olde Town, Woodstock Opera House, etc---
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When I get to heaven I'm going to shake Gods hand. Then I'm going to find John!
I don’t think you get to shake God’s hand. You aren’t peers.
Me to love John prines music
Gonna run past St Peter find John and see if anything left of his 9 mile spliffy . Then look for God and shake his hand and see what deals he doing 🤪
I'm sure he'll be nearby
@@chrisd0801 He’ll be jammin’ with Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger and my friend Eric Vin Schmidt.Along with
so many others. Having eternity to listen to all those great songs... now that will be heaven!!!
I've been a John Prine fan for 46 years. First heard him in 1976 when my girlfriend put "Sweet Revenge" on the turntable, and never looked back. Over the decades when he'd release new albums, I always got excited and nervous at the same time, hoping for more lyrical gems but fearing that he would go the same way as many others had and somehow change to something less than he was before. But it never happened. With every new album I'd end up shaking my head and wondering how he could keep putting out these masterpieces of simplicity that elicited emotions all over the map, often in the same song.
Maybe 5 years before he died, the thought that at some point John Prine would no longer be with us occurred to me, and it scared me. He seemed like my best friend, even though I'd never met him and only saw him in person about 5 times at various concerts. So when, on April 7th, 2020, his "soul went through the ceiling," I cried. And cried. And cried. And although I can now listen to his music again and appreciate the fact that we had him for so many years, sometimes I still cry. John Prine affected me like no other person whom I'd never met. There was a part of me that always found comfort in the fact that, somewhere, John Prine was walking, talking, living and breathing at the same time I was. I will always miss that feeling.
Rest in Peace, John. I hope that you are reunited with your family and Steve Goodman, and are enjoying a Handsome Johnny and that nine-mile-long cigarette. And please save a seat for me at the Tree of Forgiveness Lounge.
I felt/feel exactly the same. I just couldn't express it as well as you did. I feel like you and I are brothers.
A few years later, I woke up to the radio alarm one morning and this fellow is singing, "Killing the Blues". I was very young. My life was particularly difficult due to something so out of the ordinary that no other person I met could make me feel understood or even safe. I was way too young to be dealing with the hand I'd been dealt and '(every) body said they saw me', too. John seemed to see me and then raise the ante. His words likely helped me to survive and certainly helped me to laugh again and to be humble and kind to everybody, myself included. A lot of years passed and he never called the bet even when Covid took him. I went to countless shows and even spoke to him and shook his hand once. The last two times I saw John perform, I was worried the whole time that his heart would explode. I figured he would die doing what he loved. My spouse tells me that John and I were separated at birth. I don't know about that but I will never be separated from his music. I still cry, too.
A friend if mine loves this guy so I decided to listen to this. First time I heard his songs (knowing it was him) ans I love them. Im 59 and wishing I had found him 30 years ago. (I would not have appreaciated him in my 20s) Thanks for posting this!
The first time I saw John Prine was at Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas. It was 1973. He and his best friend, Steve Goodman, stood at the edge of the stage and gave us a great time. I was lucky enough to see him another three times over the years. He was the best song writer ever.
I concur
Brilliant! TELL US A STORY JOHN. I yelled that just before 'Sam Stone' at a concert once. Bad timing. But damn, I love his stories. I want to sit by his campfire in heaven. I think even Jesus will understand his Jesus songs.
I kinda wish the video was a collage old Prine photos but that is nit pickin.
But will Jesus ask John to change the line about Jesus died for nothing, I suppose, the way Johnny Cash did?
@@mungous1000 mb - mbnot... but since his passing - John's, that is, it's been said that if Jesus carries a wallet, there's a picture of John Prine in it...
Nahh..dont think Jesus would do thaf...the chirus being from the point of one of tge kids who was watching his daddy disappear...I was so lucky. I went to college inmmfrom 1875 -1978 at Nirthwestern? The first suburb north of Chicago. Spent too much of my time on campus feeling iut if pkace abd much more uncertain of myself abd my future than the other students there appeared to. But oh tge folk music in Chicago at tgat tine!!! Seriously? Tge easy access to John Prine; Steve Giidman, Jim Post, Bonnie Koloc, Mike Smith, ; Ameven a couoke if guys who NEVER attended NI but came to sing in tge stairwells of mly doem because tge acoustics there were so outstanding-- they made everything better, even bearable. Saw Keonard Cohen at a small club from a table msybe 10 feet Back, Joe Cocker in a sadly, pathetically drunken performance backed by a top notch group of African-Anerican musicians who were right on point all evening while Joe kept ge$ting drunker abd forgetting the words ifcsongs...it was a time when 18 -21 year okdscould drink beer and wine and hear great music. John Prine was always tge star of any concert that was filled with otgervio and coming folk sungers. I miss him so much. Thank you? Jason, for sharing this treasure of a concert and to the people who shared their memories of this show. I want to find that campfire in heaven where John Orine, Steve Goodman, Phil Ochs abd tge rest of tge best will be sitting around sharing songs and stories abd probably a few more things. We will miss you forever, John.
Jason, thank you! This is the era I first heard him, as a midwestern kid. Grateful my older sister’s boyfriend had great musical taste and loaned albums to her. Common Sense was a lifeline. John Prine is a national treasure. May he rest easy knowing his legacy lives on. Thanks for this time machine. Will check out your playlist. 🙏✨❤️🌎
I'm a longtime Leonard Cohen fan, just discovered John Prine, it's like listening to Cohen's long, lost brother.
I too have thought a lot about Leonard Cohen in the days since Prine's passing. The two of them were certainly in a class by themselves - absolutely superb craftsmen of verse and melody. And as sad as their passing is, we have a treasure trove of music they both left behind.
Thank you I’ve been a fan since 76 he’s been a great comfort and a laugh when I needed it I miss him dearly I hope you enjoy his life time of music as much as I. Welcome to amazing god bless.
story teller.. both of em... commentary on the times
@@docrich4789 check out Jerry Jeff Walker.. he's another.. hippy in a cowboy hat
Big fan of Leonard way before hearing John. Loving both their music now. John reminds more of Donovan than Leonard (my opinion)😁
Been listening to John since the early 70's. He was my hero. I love playing his songs. RIP my friend I never met.
It warms my heart to see so many folks discovering his music and being moved so. It’s just like that. He sweeps you off your feet and makes you love him and his music forever. I saw him for the first time on this tour in ‘73 at DAR Constitution Hall in DC when I was in high school. His lyrics and humor just cut straight to bone. John Hiatt and Kris Kristofferson effect me the same way.
High School grad '76' ... Really enjoyed "Jesse Colin Young' @ Pine Knob around this time !
I didn't discover John Prine until by accident a few years before his death while I was driving for Uber and listening to songs on Pandora. I got drawn in all the way after that. He's one of my top favorite singers of all time now.
Coming to know John’s music only after he died. All of it is new to me even these posts from so long ago. This is how o like to listen to John most. Just voice and guitar. Thanks for posting
One of America's greatest songwriters! Love you John Prine.
John Prine in his prime! Great show.
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Which lasted for 46 years!
John was always in his prime. He made a beautiful last album.
Would of loved to be there!
@@johnnybq2 so true. I've seen him many times and he was always on top of his game.
Superlative John Prine. Wish I could have seen this show.
You can....just pretend.I dance with people who I know are not in my home...
.OR ARE THEY.....SMILE...AND BELIEVE ❤
Love Mr. John Prine. Fan since the first album and still am at 66 years old.
My brother came home in 1975 with Prine's first album and Dylan's "Blood on the Tracks", and i was hooked on both. I grew up just outside of Chicago so I could see him in the folk bars in the late 70's...loved the hell out of the guy all the way to the end...and now beyond. I met him once and he was the nicest guy on two feet. I put him on Pandora and it just plays great great music for hours and hours. Love Prine and his concert fans were always nice people to meet, too. I'm 64.
College coffee house bookings, those that John and other writer/musicians played, need a revival.
They all ran into each other on the coffee room circuit, rubbing elbows and pitching songs.
Brought peace into those troubled times.
John was funny. An intelligent kind of humor that he added to his songs along with heartfelt words that touched my heart and I
Wonder how he could sing every word
John prine my hero I'll miss you you died on my birthday I thought you were pulling though the night before. I'm listening to illegal smile. My Mom Elizabeth Shannon loved your music too.
Never got the chance to see you live, but I did go through o boy to collect some of your treasures . Sandy Elsom.
6338 Colonial dr Whitestown Indiana 46075. Fiorina I no it's hard keep believing you will see your John again.
Peace and Love Mr Sandy Elsom.
Jayson you are probably right about the date as I saw Kris Kristofferson concert on 4-10-73@ The Community Movie Theater.I was a senior@Kingston High School when I went to the concert,John Prune jumped on stage and played several songs but the only one I could remember was"Dear Abby".What you may not know is Kris Kristofferson was the one who helped John Prine get his recording contract on Monument Records.
I’ve never heard this recording but it’s great.
I play a lot of John’s songs. Lately it’s been “Clocks and Spoons” , “How Lucky” and “Rocky Mountain Time”
I was in a guitar circle with some local guys a couple of years ago who didn’t recognize any of his songs I was playing but they liked them.
I said that I could play different Prine songs every weekly meeting for a year and not repeat one, his catalog is that deep.
John Prine you are like Bobby’s little brother. You will live on and on and on in the hearts of many.
The inimatable John Prine ! His tracks were regularly played on the iconic KFAT 94.5 Gilroy CA in the mid 1970s. Always loved his music. Sad to lose someone so musically brilliant. I can listen to 'Paradise' as many times you tell me to do it !!!
you'll never be forgotten john RIP
I have been a big fan of yours since I first heard you in about 76 in Richmond VA the first time been a true fan from the first time I heard you playing that guitar 🎸 saw you play 3 times alk in RVA and managed to get to meet and talk with you after the show out at the old VA fairgrounds. You are an amazing person and an inspiration to most all my family and friends ❤ RIP
Loved him then, love him still, never tire of hearing his simple musical genius. Thank you so much for posting this concert! Some of these songs like Clocks and Spoons, and Rocky Mt Time I hadn’t heard for so long, it was like hearing from a long lost relative 💕
Prine is one of those people who may take a while to get to you but when he does there isn't a bad song..He has a lot of funny songs but he also has some badass ones " THAT'S HOW EVERY EMPIRE FALLS " is probably one of the best songs ever done.
His debut album had me from the get-go, James, but then I've always gone for good songwriters. John's debut album is one of the greatest first albums ever by a songwriter. Song after song just knocked me out.
I got the Blaze Foley albums because of Prine. Where can I find Empire Falls at?
@@jj31679 It's on a 'Fair And Square EP'.
Thanks JohnPrine Hello up there
Sad to recognize that the first time I heard music from John Prine, was after he passed away.
Huge fan ever since .....
Yeah never to late
My my what a treat to share with us....thank you Jason Wang. So comforting and satisfying for a heart that especially needed it at this time in life. Most grateful.
Incomparable Talent! Thanks for everything John and peace be with you and your family from Patrick
I love reading the comments section! So great to know so many great people feel the same way I did, and still do, about this fantastic artist and HUMAN BEING. Love y'all.
Listening to John for the first time since he passed. My second favorite artist, I've seen him a dozen times at least, but I have not risked listening to him till tonight. Crying my eyes out. This f'ing virus sucks. Loved you, John!
I discovered John Prine through John Denver's covers of Blow up your TV, Paradise and Angel from Montgomery on his Aerie, Rocky Mountain High and Farewell Andromeda albums. Good covers, but it's special to hear the man sing his own songs. Hello in there must be my favorite if I had to choose. Hopefully, he is now enjoying the reunion with loved ones he sang about in When I get to heaven.
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I was a late convert to John Prine, missed his Tree of Forgiveness tour of Australia last year and struggling with the fact he has left this world . My introduction was via a lyric in a 'You am I' song called 'Damage' th-cam.com/video/5P5UmaMKBJE/w-d-xo.html
"I Woke up with a war in my head
An old man's grumble
And an extra space in the bed
And if ol' John Prine can't sing the next line
'bout something that can make me smile"
Went on to extensive John Prine listening, he is such a life force, I lack his lyrical prowess to express what John has contributed musically to the world. We all have an innate connection with music and its power to rise above in these strange times can't be under estimated. take care all.
What a gem - thank you for uploading such a special concert
One of the greatest American Poet, he looked arround him and write stories abbout what he saw and this was the mirror fo all of us. His Lyriks a so good and not like cohen overloaded. He was a man from us and wrote for us. A big storyteller but forgothen from Amerika.
At 0:43:36 Mr. Prine is relating a story about how he got the idea for Dear Abbey, and he mentions being in "Rome... Italy, not New York." I've listened to this recording dozens of times and it never occurred to me till today that he refurbishes that line over 20 years later in Jesus: The Missing Years, when he says that the newlywed teenage Jesus and his Irish wife move into an apartment on "the lower east side... of Rome... Italy, that is." He kept that goofy throwaway joke in his back pocket for over two decades until he found the absolute perfect context in which to use it, and the song he used it in became one of the greatest songs of his career. That is cool as hell.
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John Prine is one of those artists .. like JJ Cayle, Dylan and Knophler that just can’t be compared ….. they just take you to another world while keeping you grounded …. They’re like medicine men …..
The reason I still play guitar is because of being able to play a couple of his songs over and over and over,till my fingers bled.R.I.P.Sir John Prine
My God...What we lost when John Prine died
WOW !..so blessed am I..its now been 50 years !..for me...and JP Hello In There inspired Canadian Seniors Association 2 years ago also !
What a great find. Thanks for posting. Just love me some John Prine
Thank you for this gem, This was when I became a fan of the singin mailman..
Find me the 29 fools who gave this thumbs down....I'll figure out what to do with them once I catch 'em. Ain't nuthin' like listening to John Prine, man.
I'd be happy to join you on the quest to find the naysayers so we could enquire as to their reasoning behind the thumbs down......I'm sure between the two of us we could figure a way to make them see the light.....RIP John
@@innis52carra you have got to realize there is such a thing as acquired tastes. open your mind a bit more. thank me later.
If you spend your life delivering "justice" to fools, you'll never do anything else with your life.
When you do Slap em up on the side of their head.
i know what a dead brain to not like this mans music, to me it is as good as any medicine or therapy or both like i told others check out tom rush and another man named monty montgomery who was at one time considered one of the best guitarists ever also he sings great look for a tune called "when will I".... look back and laugh....lol
That was a beautiful concert thanks to the person who recorded it. That was around the time I was introduced to John, A friend played me "Dear Abby" and I was hooked. Been a fan ever since God bless you John we could use a few more like you, Thanks so much.
78 year old nam vet,hippie,1%er cluber,i will always keep the faith john, thanks for everything, tug
He gets more music out his thumb and index finger than anybody I've ever heard. That's all he uses.....two fingers, pretty good !
(that's NOT counting the left hand...)
It was actually kind of hard for me to replicate at first. Very simple and sounds great I just couldn't get down just using the thumb and index. Now I just play his songs how I play them and that's that.
Yeah amazing ... another great like that was Mississippi John Hurt.
my day is now complete thank you very very much.
I was a late bloomer to John's music... it and he was great.. RIP.. "There's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money went.. " Such wisdom... in all of his song's .. again RIP
Great recording. Thanks for posting!
One hour of heaven !!!
Man. You are a saint for posting this. Thank you kindly.
and when he was young didn't think people would listen to him when he was young .So glad he got over .been 50 years sweet revenge on an 8 track on the roof of an old pontiac only killed the battery once that weekend
Love you , John forever
Great memories of John. This is the best recording of him hands down.
I believe this was in April of 1973. Opening act was Sandy Denny. Then John Prine and the headliner was Randy Newman. It took place in the SUNY New Paltz Gym. It was an amazing concert. I was a huge Prine fan and also Randy Newman. They both went on to win a slew of Grammy's and other music awards. John was fabulous as was Randy. This version of Dear Abby is the only live cut on his album Sweet Revenge. He wasn't happy with the studio version so they used this one.
It was a great show, my Sophomore year at NP! Stayed in love with him and saw him many times since. My last show was at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, 2016. RIP John, thank you! ~
Thank you so much for sharing the precious memories! Those three men Prine mentioned all died in January 1973 so the show should have been in April 1973.
Loved John in the 70es picked him back up in early 2000 all good
The Best! And still putting on great shows
HATE TO TELL YOU.......
@@lamper2 post was three years old... but I wouldn't doubt he's still putting on great shows with his vodka and ginger ale and that nine mile cigarette
Wonderful. Thanks for posting !
Best songwriter alive in my opinion......Everyone is different but this guy makes me laugh, cry, and think, all at once!
so very true
Ditto! ;-) [psst, thanks to my dear Hughus; lovin' John is his fault. shh!]
This is an awesome recording so thanks for sharing. I was there as I was a student at SUNY New Paltz at the time and worked with our concert committee. A great show by an incredibly humble and down to earth man.
John Prine was one of his era's best, but most unappreciated. I raise my glass to you Mr. Prine. Salud. May your eternity be full of peace and happiness. Your friend Rich. 😎
Great stuff. Just stumbled onto one of your recordings and feel like I found the treasure trove. I'll check your site and possibly be in touch. Thanks a bunch.
if john ain't up in heaven, i don't wanna go
If there's a rock and roll Heaven they must have a one hell of a good band
Awesome!
Amazing, top two, so much talent.
Such a perfect recording. Just the artist, an acoustic guitar and songs he'd written. Reminds a little of the earliest Bob Dylan recordings.
thankx Jason.
My friend and I were there. Don's tacos and john prine... great time
thank you for sharing!!
Feeling sad for that broken radio.
Bewildered, knocking wood, dear abby, I'm happy, happy, dear abby, you are what you are and you are what you ain't, just happy,
He's a great folk rock hero . Check him out I have known of him for years . Very talented story teller and git fiddle player .
Biggest regret, never got to burn one with John.
That Sweet Revenge is amazing.
Thanks for setting me on the John Prine trail ✌️
Mr John Prine is the reason I live
At 27 minutes there's a station ID for Sunday Night Concert series 93FM WXRT Chicago. The only date that falls on a Sunday is Nov. 4, 1973.
Thanks Phroso. LBJ, J. Carrol Naish and Edward G. Robinson all died in January 1973, so this concert should be from April 1973. The Sunday Night Concert series from 93XRT was broadcast on Sunday night, but that doesn't mean the concert was held on Sunday.
Almost all of the WXRT Sunday Night concerts were recorded in advance and edited down to fit the one hour time slot, if needed.
I used to listen to those radio concerts on XRT all the time in the early 70's.
I grew up with Sweet Revenge. Dad listened to a lot of great music.
Wow, Donald and Lydia, followed by Sam Stone was a bit hard to take. RIP John
Nice gem! Thanks!
was our mailman -maywood,ill 1971 or so-who knew---we did!!
Damn. I knew nothing about this show, At SUNY New Paltz , I expect. I was just across the River at Vassar.
holy crap did I need this show today! Thanks for posting this one! GREAT! JUST FUCKIN' GREAT! Miss you so much John Prine. Oh, and fuck the CMA's.... John is better than them all! Hope he's got all the drinks and mile long smokes he wants now! Well deserved.
Some days I miss him more than others. Today is one of those days. And, fuckin A!...Fuck the CMA!
Oh boy I've had some times in New Paltz. Never really fit in as a southerner but shit. Oh yeah, I was wearing a "fuck Jane Fonda" patch.
kOoL. Thanks, Jason@
@John Estes - Alexander Bookman & me too feel the same way.
solid evidence we need mental health doctors in this world with the 1 thumbs down on this show.
Mental doctors for you!!! 1 thumbs? I rest my case !
Penny i mean the shrinks for the people with the thumbs down . right . they got muscles in their head they never even used ... .
peter betts make that 6 sets of thumbs that need the mental help you speak of.
Maybe those thumbs down were from mental health doctors.
Yep lol john prine was the best!
Wow. What a find, this recording! This was pretty early in his career. I became aware of him around this time, when I was in high school. Always liked his music... So cool now to hear this early recording, and a good number of songs I haven’t heard in many years.
From the New York Times obituary:
“Sometimes, the best ones come together at the exact same time, and it takes about as long to write it as it does to sing it,” he told the poet Ted Kooser in an interview at the Library of Congress in 2005. “They come along like a dream or something, and you just got to hurry up and respond to it, because if you mess around, the song is liable to pass you by.”
That’s what I always appreciated about his lyrics-just pure poetic genius flowing out like a wild, untamed stream.