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Biography John Prine
John Prine (born October 10, 1946, in Maywood, Illinois) is an American
country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical (and
some commercial) success since the early 1970s.
Prine is the son of William Prine and Verna Hamm. It is widely believed
but untrue that his grandfather played guitar with Merle Travis, and Prine
himself started playing guitar at age 14. He was a postman for five years
and served in the Army before beginning his musical career in Chicago.
Prine emerged in 1971 with a highly-acclaimed debut album titled John
Prine. He and friend Steve Goodman had each been stars in the Chicago folk
scene before being "discovered" by Kris Kristofferson. The album included
his signature songs "Illegal Smile", "Sam Stone", and the environmentalist
newgrass standard "Paradise." The album also included "Hello In There", a
song about aging that was later covered by numerous artists and "Far From
Me," a lonely
