John Prine could write a song like no one else. Throughout his five-decade career, the folk icon proved himself to be one of a kind. Prine's lyrical stories were both fantastical and simple; he wrote ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about film, the arts, and design. I first heard of John Prine in the summer of 1995. I was 19, and I had driven from my ...

John Prine's music was — and remains — everywhere in Nashville. His influence fueled arena stars and his wisdom rang through rock clubs. You’d be hard-pressed to catch someone in Nashville with a ...

In “Please Don’t Bury Me” lyrics, John Prine is reflecting on his own death singing Please don’t bury me / Down in the cold cold ground / No, I’d rather have ’em cut me up / And pass me all around / ...

While most people have an absolute favorite John Prine song, trying to rank his work is like trying to pick your favorite cousins at a four-generation picnic. Like all great big, tangled-up families, ...

You know, sometimes a fella has to take a break from all the sad news found on TV and circulating around the world. If one is not careful, and has too few healthy habits to escape from all the bad ...

George Strait recorded a John Prine song — he took it to No. 1, in fact. Don Williams did, too. Miranda Lambert didn't release her Prine cover as a single, but it's still one of her signature songs, ...

In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, John Prine performs at the Americana Honors & Awards show in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) John Prine, a songwriter who changed American music with ...

Jennifer Lawrence’s Die My Love, Celine Song’s Materialists, and Lena Dunham’s new show all commit to the same old duet, in ...