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Born on This Day in 1946, the Acclaimed Songwriter Who Was Discovered by Kris Kristofferson and Covered by George Strait and Miranda Lambert

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Did You Know? John Prine Modeled This 1971 Classic Song After the Beatles’ “Across the Universe”

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The John Prine Lyric That Buried the Lead About a Personal Tragedy

Behind the Mysterious Meaning of John Prine’s “Illegal Smile”

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“I Think That Guy Left”: Why John Prine Couldn’t Recognize Himself After His 1971 Debut Album

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