KuruPrionz Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 John Prine has passed on at 73 years of age, another fallen to Covid_19. I will sing Burnt Orange tonight in John's honor. I know a couple of his songs and played in a band for years that performed quite a few of them. I did see him live, once. It was a great show. Relatively little known fact, John was a very early adapter to "indie record companies", having founded Oh Boy Records in 1981. This was his response to a record company wanting out of their contract with John due to poor sales of his most recent album. I remember seeing his records for sale by mail order in the back pages of Rolling Stone magazine long ago. Sales from one album would support the costs of recording another one. A great songwriter and historically important for taking control of his own Art. He will be missed. Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Sad, he was indeed unique. In the good news category, it appears Tom Rush is recovering... Quote Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowarezman Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Poor John had already had throat and lung cancer - so he was really at risk. 73, too young to go! He still had a lot of music in him. He'll be much more popular now which will be good for his legacy, but.... RIP to a national treasure. nat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 This is my humble tribute to John, of all his wonderful songs this remains my top favorite. https://metapop.com/opossum-apocalypse/tracks/burnt-orange/130210 Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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