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Prine, John, 1946-2020
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John Prine's place in the pantheon of great American songwriters was earned not by penning hits for others but by imbuing the characters that populate his songs with extraordinary resonance, humor and life. "A truly original writer, unequaled, and a genuine poet of the American people" is how Poet Laureate (2004-2006) Ted Kooser described Prine in 2005. "He's taken ordinary people and made monuments of them, treating them with great respect and love." Prine grew up in the Chicago-area neig...