Buzzin' round a glass of sweet chablis" I was introduced to the shaggy-dog genius of John Prine in the Summer of 1976. I had just finished 8th grade, and a group of us went off with a teacher on a ...

However, that didn’t stop Robert Plant from finding the universal common good entrenched in the work of John Prine. Second to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

One singer/songwriter who is a master of this is the great John Prine. Prine’s attention to detail is arguably better than any songwriter of all time. He writes poignant and attentive lyrics ...