John Prine - Live in New Paltz 1973 - Full Concert

[@lisareitzel7501]

I have loved John Prine for a major part of my life. I am an old lady now and I sure do miss him. His music was so simple yet so profound. RIP John. I hope you are still singing and playing wherever you are because I am sure your spirit lives on.

[@rodneyhone2220]

I live in Australia iam 67 love the music John prime has written and sung his own music thanks for cd album s concert s so much music love it injoy so thanks 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@williepard]

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.

[@gregpiazza7150]

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

[@saleens]

@@innis52carra you have got to realize there is such a thing as acquired tastes. open your mind a bit more. thank me later.

[@marsharupe8112]

If you spend your life delivering "justice" to fools, you'll never do anything else with your life.

[@jameskarwacki7092]

When you do Slap em up on the side of their head.

[@scottfab7473]

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

[@ronjones4069]

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 KZbin 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.

[@sonialinville2129]

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.

[@walter2990]

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!

[@jasminaogrady7470]

You might also like Steve Goodman and Michael Hurley!

[@TheRoadDawg]

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!

[@TheRoadDawg]

@@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).

[@robertnowak9650]

I was 18, when a friend played sam stone for me!! MAN, I FLEW TO ROLLING STONE'S RECORD'S, AND BOUGHT EVERY ALBUM!! And now at 60, there's still alot of people who never heard of him!! His lyrics can BLOW YOU AWAY!! You go from almost crying, to LAUGHING YOUR ASS OFF!! I listen to him, EVERY NIGHT, EVEN RIGHT NOW!! RIP JOHN PRINE. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@michaellewis3254]

Hear you brother

[@sirkrutchbluesman3009]

I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY 🎸👍😎

[@timletch8473]

In 1977 paid everyone's concert tickets in Ottawa, tented a van , we all got drunk I fell asleep in the van , hair stick in ice on the window slept through the concert 🤣🍻never lived it down shoulda been a prime song ,all hockey players 🇨🇦🤣💯

[@garymitchell3300]

Well said Bob. At 70 I moved from Oregon to Mexico in a Prine ignorant state. Been writing songs and playing guitar since I was eleven. Fortunately I fell in with a group of performers in the Lake Chapala are who started every song with. I'd like to sing a song by John Prine. Now six months later having recovered from the news of his death (for to me it was yesterday), From the poem: Welcome home John written by Gary Mitchell Last night I dreamed I died and off to heaven went But at the pearly gates there was no one there to greet me I saw an old mailbox full of mail And written on it's side I read J. Prine Rt 1 Paradise Glad to see you made yourself at home. Who says you can't go home again. Welcome home John.

[@robertnowak9650]

@@garymitchell3300 Gary, id love to hear to you guys jam!! And saying you moved to a, PRINE IGNORANT STATE, I JUST LMAO!! It's sad to say, but even here in Chicago, i'd call it, A PRINE IGNORANT STATE ALSO!! At least all the people, young and old, when he died they all said, i never heard of him, BUT WISH I DID!! He wasn't, a one HIT WONDER!! RIP John Prine. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jaysoneubanks579]

I never knew who John Prine was until I heard of his passing. I consider myself very knowledgeable when it comes to music. I have been exploring John's music for the last 4 weeks and I can say that he, without a doubt, has become my most favorite song writer of all time. Such simple song structure with such a powerful message. I'm sad I never got to see you perform John. I hope you are having your vodka and ginger ale next to peaceful waters.

[@robcampbell6700]

Coincidence: I also 'discovered' him after he had died. But as a singer/songwriter/guitarist who had been stuck in a rut for two years, he has been a huge inspiration. I have picked up some of his travis picking style and am writing - as he did - about ordinary folk and their lives. The songs are bursting out of me at the moment - though my melodies are very different from his and I will never be as good a lyricist because I am not the same type of personality as he was.

[@super8guy]

That's exactly how I felt when I "discovered" Charlie King in January, a singer/songwriter in the style of Prine, but more overtly to the political left. Others, well known whom I admire are Phil Ochs, Bob Franke, Tom Paxton, John Gorka, Christine Lavin, usw.

[@ATPMolloy1]

Exactly my experience - I had never heard of him, love lyrics, Dylan, Kristofferson etc but had never heard of this genius.

[@johnestes8410]

I’m in the exact same boat! I can’t get enough. I’m sad it took his passing for me to discover him, but he sure has impacted me in a major and awesome way.

[@sidharthafocus]

Same, I came to youtube to hear what his songs sound like. I clicked on a couple of them only to find that I heard them before. I just didn't know his name before.

[@jamesfrancis4843]

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!!

[@jamesfrancis4843]

Sorry I can't spell

[@hitchhikrr]

I just turn on u tube and thier was john at new palz ny.im 82 yrs old now, i was very sad when my son told me he had passed away.the last time i saw was at the florida theater,with my 4 children,amanda shires open for him,we all had a great time,the house standing room only,i started to listen and buy his music for 54 year now,we lost a national treasure

[@GaryMarko-h3n]

AMEN

[@WilliamRossReinhardt]

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!

[@stevewerrell3304]

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

[@ernestjesso2476]

Me also Mr.William... Me also

[@WilliamRossReinhardt]

@@stevewerrell3304 Bless you, the grief continues,,,,

[@margaretstoner4701]

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!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joedickmannjr.2142]

Dear John, I had the pleasure of seeing you play at SIU-Carbondale in 1979! A few of us waited through a blizzard to get front row tickets. My future wife, Kat, brought us some hot coffee to keep us warm! We were not disappointed by your masterful performance! I’ve been a devoted fan ever since! And I I’ll miss you John, but we’ll always have your music to remember you!!! Do me a favor, John? Will you please tell Kat that I miss her and love her dearly!!! Thanks, Joe

[@larrydreihaupt1212]

Beautiful, my friend.

[@deboraduke]

I ditto the comment to your beautiful talent and everything that is unspoken. May you always be in our hearts and minds.

[@maplebones]

I didn't know about Kat. I thought you married Becky.

[@jimmyb1378]

Hi Joe, I was introduced to John in early September of 1977 while a freshman at SIUC. The student union sponsored a series of free, outdoor concerts. Week 1: Leo Kottke. Week 2: John Prine. He opened with "Illegal Smile". It was a warm & sunny Saturday and most the audience was "living" the song. Very happy memories. :)

[@antiatheism9063]

When I get to heaven I'm going to shake Gods hand. Then I'm going to find John!

[@JimmyFranceable]

I don’t think you get to shake God’s hand. You aren’t peers.

[@mickdunne8937]

Me to love John prines music

[@chrisd0801]

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 🤪

[@lamper2]

I'm sure he'll be nearby

[@marthalumley4192]

@@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!!!

[@susanlowe8083]

72 today, been playing his songs on guitar for 40 years...

[@karel8y]

Time to start sharing a video..

[@bobpowell7002]

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.

[@fredericksembler298]

SongSmith, WordSmith, aka John Prine! I Yell HIS Name 2 B Sung @ Concerts as OFTEN, if not MORE, than other Folks who SCREAM FreeBird!

[@brucedavidrobinette9003]

John Prine, a lyrical genius. Prine in his prime. 🎸

[@maryalice5357]

Always was ,. Still is,. Always will be.

[@haroldcavanaugh2130]

A man I never met that I miss like family may the angels carry you home to sing and write songs in heaven for eternity god bless you bro John we love you.

[@moseymay1772]

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.

[@fredericksembler298]

OhSo TRUE!!!

[@turdferguson12]

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!!

[@TheAffiliatedGroup]

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?

[@robertdelaplante7326]

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…💕

[@larryengland7001]

Love that song too; interviewed him in 75 in Atlanta Great Southeastern Music Hall what a easy going funny fellow.

[@gregfishel4559]

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.

[@celticrubbish]

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.

[@johnroos1048]

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 .

[@kathleensorce8468]

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. 🙏

[@maryalice5357]

Me too.

[@RossEllefson]

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!

[@kknapp3863]

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.

[@johnroos1048]

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

[@prahseguod]

The greatest preacher of truth I've ever listened to.

[@custardflan]

"Blow up Your TV" was my anthem in the 70s.

[@tedpeterson1156]

Works even better now

[@claudecormier6285]

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 ....

[@rednoise0988]

... Souvenirs from down at the 'Dillo ~

[@jjconnolly9926]

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.

[@gregpetty1472]

Caught him at the Earl of Old Town . Humble dude .

[@thomasfoss9963]

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---

[@larryclemens1850]

😪

[@mjemigh3304]

Wow! Thank you to whoever thought to record this! As I recall, this was the opening act for Phil Ochs. Ochs didn't show up. I doubt that anyone in the audience had ever even HEARD of John Prine, but he won us over. I'm pretty sure he did a second long set for those who were upset about Phil not showing, but I don't recall anyone being upset. This guy was GREAT! Still is, actually....

[@anythinglovecanbuy]

Thanks for sharing the story! In my head I can hear Ochs' singing Dear Abby, in his drunken voice... Lol

[@mjemigh3304]

Sorry I don't remember much more about it. It was, after all, a few years ago. The theater had pretty good acoustics. Movies were shown at least twice per week (this I DO remember as I was on the Film Committee that and the following year). The place held maybe 500, tops, including a balcony. As it was quite a party school in those years, not many attended concerts when the bars were just a short walk from the campus, so it was a good size for live shows. John Prine really took us all by surprise. You just don't have high expectations for unknown opening acts. You can hear on the recording that he had everyone's attention right from the first note. Interestingly, his pal Steve Goodman had much the same effect the following year.

[@mungous1000]

Phil succumbed to his demons 3 years later. He committed suicide at his sister's house in Queens. I saw Phil in concert at Hunter College in 1971. He put on an excellent show.I never heard that John was the opening act for Phil, but why not? I am missing John Prine, and trying to listen to everything on KZbin that he is in. Unfortunately, I never did get to see John in concert. My loss.

[@californiatimes2192]

As someone who saw John Prine at New Paltz and went to New Paltz in 1970 and lived in that neighborhood till' '74 and who has memories of seeing him twice there ( now maybe I am dreaming but it's a dream of a memory in 1973 ..this must have been recorded n the College Gymnasium at New Paltz. I have no memory of Phil Ochs being a headliner. Everyone in the audience had heard of John Prine he sold out (or maybe I should say he packed the Gymnasium in 1973 as he did in 1971 (or maybe mind is echoing.. It gets a bit blurry) the same Gymnasium that saw the likes of The Band, Albert King and BB King on the same bill, 10 Years After, Randy Newman, The Allman Brothers opening up for BB King, oh yes who else am I forgetting lots ... Chicago ... not forgetting The Who.. and there were great shows that I missed. New Paltz someone should investigate that place? How did they pull all that off? There's a story there.

[@richardcarew4708]

@@mjemigh3304 where?... sounds like the La Paloma in Encinitas, California where I grew into manhood.. or narrowly escaped the curse.. depending on who you ask Peace y'all 😌 🙏

[@garylewis327]

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.

[@MichaelA-dj1rb]

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.

[@froglevelfilms]

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.

[@WLBarton4466]

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.

[@marilynrose1344]

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

[@willmpet]

I saw him once in St. Paul and he sang the line "Atilla the Hun" at the end of "Illegal Smile"! That is my memory of that concert. I first heard of him at my favorite restaurant on earth - 14 stools. Al's Breakfast opened in 1951 but it was like a visit to a psychiatrist, only better food. A big Thank You to Al's nephew for teaching me about John Prine. I recall when I saw Bonnie Raitt that she said sh couldn't believe that A MAN had written "Angel From Montgomery ". He was a gift to us all!

[@glencelsie2041]

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 !!!

[@42awww]

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.

[@glennnash1314]

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.

[@rob3101]

John Prine in his prime! Great show.

[@JetPilotBill]

I’m

[@johnnybq2]

Which lasted for 46 years!

[@marsharupe8112]

John was always in his prime. He made a beautiful last album.

[@margaretstoner4701]

Would of loved to be there!

[@mma1st105]

@@johnnybq2 so true. I've seen him many times and he was always on top of his game.

[@robertlaverdure60]

Thanks JohnPrine Hello up there

[@surfcityvoicelive8593]

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.

[@bethwarren7064]

I love his humor and his voice and his story telling in his music. Every body needs to listen to John Prine!

[@rscottebert8693]

I would agree with Beth ! Along with Steve Goodman ! Jimmy Buffet and Bob Dylan ! Then Petty, Norman Blake ,Doc Watson , Robert Johnson,Bonnie Raitt. Cat Stevens, Melonie, Clapton, Steve Miller, Lucinda Williams ,and on and on

[@WilliamRossReinhardt]

@@rscottebert8693 Leonard Cohen should be on top of your list, too.

[@peterbetts858]

@@rscottebert8693 Hank Williams , Howlin Wolf /, Robert Hunter ,Willlie n Merl , Yes , P Floyd , B E A T L E S , Fred eaglesmith , Guy Clarke , Neil Y. , n Ozzzy .

[@lindahuff8976]

Love Mr. John Prine. Fan since the first album and still am at 66 years old.

[@funisnumberone1]

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.

[@jimmie200]

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.

[@michaellewis3254]

I concur

[@joekeenan4964]

THANK YOU JOHN PRINE FOR ALL YOUR MUSIC AND FOR BEING A FRIEND I NEVER MET BUT WOULD'VE LIKED TO. LISTENING TO YOU GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND. THANK YOU !!!

[@hogeyemusic3776]

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.

[@marcbeauregard3906]

I was there in 73’. Sorry to say I don’t remember that concert. Only within the last couple of years, did I rediscover his amazing art of “word collage”. In the end he played and wrote with my old KCAI schoolmate Patrick McLaughlin ,now in Nashville. An awesome talented musician and writer. Check him out!

[@shelleytween3872]

I'm a longtime Leonard Cohen fan, just discovered John Prine, it's like listening to Cohen's long, lost brother.

[@docrich4789]

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.

[@haroldcavanaugh2130]

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.

[@richardcarew4708]

story teller.. both of em... commentary on the times

[@richardcarew4708]

@@docrich4789 check out Jerry Jeff Walker.. he's another.. hippy in a cowboy hat

[@chrisd0801]

Big fan of Leonard way before hearing John. Loving both their music now. John reminds more of Donovan than Leonard (my opinion)😁

[@doncharlesworth4748]

John Prine you are like Bobby’s little brother. You will live on and on and on in the hearts of many.

[@caddyking6843]

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.

[@caddyking6843]

I kinda wish the video was a collage old Prine photos but that is nit pickin.

[@mungous1000]

But will Jesus ask John to change the line about Jesus died for nothing, I suppose, the way Johnny Cash did?

[@eddisc4205]

@@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...

[@nancyviano6736]

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.

[@sandyelsom9304]

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.

[@uncleshamus3451]

Thank you. I’m crying. A good thing✌️

[@henrywalker6194]

you'll never be forgotten john RIP

[@rayoverby87]

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

[@jankight5732]

John Prine gave us what only he could give.

[@davidpearce5835]

RIP John. Although you're gone your music will live on forever for every future generation of music lovers to enjoy.

[@kjkellogg]

I saw him play around this time near Rochester New York even got to say hello to and compliment him on his music and song writing and thanked him

[@constancelena]

❤ AWESOMSAUCE! BRAVO! THANK YOU, Sir 😊

[@ajcraft-hello]

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. 🙏✨❤️🌎

[@bobbob1221]

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.

[@michaelosborne4050]

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 …..

[@YouCanCallMeJenny]

0:00-Spanish Pipedream 3:50- Illegal Smile 8:43- Donald & Lydia 12:17- Sam Stone 16:23- Rocky Moutain Time 19:23-Pretty Good 22:10- Hello In There 27:17-Grandpa Was A Carpenter 33:49- Paradise 36:46-Clocks and Spoons 40:06-Often Is A Word 45:00- Dear Abby 49:13- Sweet Revenge 53:45- Everybody 57:35- Flag Decal

[@ArtCast24]

Jenny W. When in 1973 was this ?

[@roadking0073]

Jenny w., thanks for logging the set list. Greatly appreciated.

[@YouCanCallMeJenny]

@@ArtCast24 I want to say April 11th, but I'm not 100%

[@breteldridge5773]

What a gem! My uncle turned me on to John Prine when I was 12 in 79’ and I saw him 20 plus times but nowhere near enough! I miss him terribly and this makes me smile a big wide grin this evening! Simply genius!!!

[@zulumoonshine]

Thanks for the list

[@medrepnj9287]

Superlative John Prine. Wish I could have seen this show.

[@margaretstoner4701]

You can....just pretend.I dance with people who I know are not in my home... .OR ARE THEY.....SMILE...AND BELIEVE ❤

[@jj31679]

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.

[@paganmaestro]

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.

[@jj31679]

I got the Blaze Foley albums because of Prine. Where can I find Empire Falls at?

[@paganmaestro]

@@jj31679 It's on a 'Fair And Square EP'.

[@jeffking887]

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

[@thomasclark8242]

Legend. If you are new to JOHN PRINE? Find out more. You'll be glad you did. A John prine fan from England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Give em' all a good concert in heaven my friend. R.I.P SIR.

[@garytudor4655]

Been listening to John since the early 70's. He was my hero. I love playing his songs. RIP my friend I never met.

[@altonbeckert506]

Beautiful man. Beautiful

[@mariusmenkveld3935]

Sad to recognize that the first time I heard music from John Prine, was after he passed away. Huge fan ever since .....

[@michaellewis3254]

Yeah never to late

[@macdaddy507]

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

[@paisleykings1913]

I miss John!

[@michaellewis3254]

Me too and Jerry and alot more

[@ngumbao6252]

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.

[@7ltrword]

My God...What we lost when John Prine died

[@lousalute4220]

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 !!!

[@beckymyers7982]

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 💕

[@TimMOtto]

This is how John sounded when I first heard him as a kid, damn good!

[@monicacubberly-early1901]

Incomparable Talent! Thanks for everything John and peace be with you and your family from Patrick

[@thomasgray8674]

I first saw John Prine in 1973 when he performed at the University at Buffalo. I was a member of VVAW and he resonated with me. I was combat infantry in Vietnam from July 67-68. I was anti-war. I have seen him in concert at least 10 times over the many years. Sam Stone affects me deeply. I am Sam Stone. John Prine has helped me cope with severe PTSD. I thank him.

[@funisnumberone1]

Love you, brother. And I mean that...I was too young to be called up for Nam, but my brother is Sam Stone, too. Love you, Thomas Gray. Hang in there. steve

[@judyblaine5309]

hope all is better if not i think it will be very soon

[@charliejohnston5334]

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.

[@kevinhickers6645]

High School grad '76' ... Really enjoyed "Jesse Colin Young' @ Pine Knob around this time !

[@georgeconstantin1714]

Rest you well John . Thanks for the posting - the genius of our time .

[@patriciapalmer3899]

Wow. Thank you so much for posting this. I went to college in New Paltz! Those were among the best years of my life. However, I didn’t arrive until 1979. I was introduced to JP’s music within weeks of my arrival & became a passionate, on-the-spot, diehard fan. I’m still trying to make sense of his passing. It’s a profound loss to his amazing wife Fiona, his three beautiful sons, and all who were privileged enough to know his music. John clearly wasn’t finished making new music, so his demise is particularly tragic. The world lost one of its best on the day John Prine’s soul went through the ceiling. I’ll miss him on this earth forever, but I look forward to bellying up to the heavenly bar & hoisting a Handsome Johnny with him. I’m positively about to share this. Thank you again. Peace. 🙏🏻🎶❤️🎶✌🏻🎶🥰

[@timjones4850]

Patricia, I had never heard of John Prine until 2 years ago (he's not as well known in England), when his House of Strombo session was suggested to me on KZbin. I was on my way out the door at the time but I gave it a go, not expecting much. 45 minutes later I was still there, and have been a huge fan ever since. Couldn't believe we lost him just after I'd discovered his music. But as we all know, it's not just his music, he was such a lovely, lovely man - always humble and full of humour. A tragic loss.

[@patriciapalmer3899]

@@timjones4850 Just read your comment. Thanks for sharing your JP experience. Peace.

[@colpayz212]

What a great find. Thanks for posting. Just love me some John Prine

[@mrbill-mt5fk]

Thanks KZbin all my 8-tracks are dead

[@anselman3156]

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.

[@martinmason7926]

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' kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4GYhqCXgrB1gKc "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.

[@robcrissinger776]

THANK YOU WHO RECORDED THIS, A REAL BIT OF MUSICAL HISTORY PRESERVED...

[@thomasblake4323]

i totally agree!!! didn't c john until the 90s and kick myself for not seeing him sooner. this is a great recording and as u said a great piece of history preserved. he will be missed but glad we have stuff like this to keep connected. Flake the Hoosier

[@andrewschustek9429]

What a gem - thank you for uploading such a special concert

[@vickijones1555]

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.

[@twistler345]

One of America's greatest songwriters! Love you John Prine.

[@bobspez]

Listening to these old songs hurts so good. RIP John.

[@guesswho4258]

One hour of heaven !!!

[@valeriezoski9083]

Thank you

[@l2string]

Wonderful. Thanks for posting !

[@mark1952able]

Best songwriter alive in my opinion......Everyone is different but this guy makes me laugh, cry, and think, all at once!

[@cody102557]

so very true

[@neilemac]

Ditto! ;-) [psst, thanks to my dear Hughus; lovin' John is his fault. shh!]

[@lindsaykaizer8474]

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

[@jonimaricruz1692]

I got to see him in Nov of last year in Davis, CA before the plague took him from us and left this world an even sadder place. So long and thanks for all the songs you gave us, John, they still live on.

[@ListenLindaListen]

Number 1 is number 1! That's John Prine! ❤

[@funisnumberone1]

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.

[@Gabagool93]

Man. You are a saint for posting this. Thank you kindly.

[@marsharupe8112]

I found treasure this afternoon. You got gold . . .

[@marsharupe8112]

Hello in There makes me cry every time I hear it -- then call my elderly parents.

[@michaeldmusiccanada]

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 !

[@ernestjesso2476]

John Prine is and always be... DE legend of folk/real down to earth music...I shall continue yur LEGEND OF MUSIC MR. PRINE

[@tugtug8343]

78 year old nam vet,hippie,1%er cluber,i will always keep the faith john, thanks for everything, tug

[@breteldridge5773]

Wow, what an American icon and treasure. At 55 today, I vividly recall my Uncle Bud, my Mom’s brother, and an amazing uncle, at 7 years old, playing Christmas In Prison on his guitar and telling us it was a John Prine song. I am grateful that as I grew up, starting at 18, I saw John Prine live almost 20 times, sadly missing the last due to his unfortunate passing. John Prine is a genius, a special talent who so many in mainstream radio, would never hear or comprehend. Thank you Bud and thank you John, my life has been enriched by JP’s music for 47 years and counting. Merry Christmas all! For the poster of this music, God bless you and thank you!

[@Yeahthatsright717]

Thank you for this gem, This was when I became a fan of the singin mailman..

[@lydiarowe491]

Same here..not knowing of Johhn Prine until his passing..bringing so much joy in his lyrics..lots of fun and singing to who would listen.. thankyou John Prine..listen to him so much now.. ❤

[@barbarapulis3096]

Love you , John forever

[@michaelfinn8422]

Thanks for the song about smiling...know that feeling