Tag : John Prine

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YOU GOT GOLD: PRINE CELEBRATION@RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy Posey
If last year’s You Got Gold celebration of the life and music of John Prine felt like a night at the Grammys, this year’s show felt like a family reunion. Fiona Whelan Prine, sporting crutches this year, welcomed the crowd on what would have been the late singer-songwriter’s 77th birthday.......
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Tommy Prine Releases His Second Single “Turning Stones”

Nancy Posey
Throwing stones out on the coast It’s only rocks and sand Watching the water carry ‘em out And bring them back again Tommy Prine releases his second single “Turning Stones” at the end of a full, emotional week as fans of his late father John Prine streamed into Nashville for......
AMERICANA MUSIC FEST 2021

POWER TO THE MUSIC: THE SONGS OF 1971@BASEMENT EAST

Nancy Posey
In the year that marked the Apple Original series “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” the Basement East presented a four-hour tribute to the song of that iconic year, following their successful showcase of 1969 at the last Americana Fest. With a stellar house band and backup singers, the......
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JOHN PRINE WINS TWO GRAMMY AWARDS

Johnny Giles
HONORED BY BRANDI CARLILE WITH SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF “I REMEMBER EVERYTHING” DURING LIVE BROADCAST NEW RECORDING OF THE SONG PERFORMED BY CARLILE OUT NOW ON OH BOY RECORDS, NEW TRIBUTE ALBUM OUT THIS FALL  John Prine’s last recorded song, “I Remember Everything,” won Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance at yesterday’s 63rd GRAMMY......
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AMERICANA MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD WITHOUT FESTIVAL THIS YEAR

Nancy Posey
Fans may have been disappointed, but certainly not surprised that the 19thannual AmericanaFest will not be held –at least not in its usual format — in 2020. Recent announcements of nominees for Americana Music Honors and Awards suggested that even plans for the September 16 ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium......