John Prine is the quintessential American country/folk singer with legendary songwriting abilities hailed by the genre’s greats like Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan as among the most inspiring. Prine’s musical genius, which never achieved mass appeal, is gaining a second life with a newer generation, and the tribute album Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine reveals contemporary takes on some of Prine’s classics by artists such as My Morning Jacket, The Avett Brothers, Justin Townes Earle, and Old Crow Medicine Show. If you are unfamiliar with Prine and his bittersweet stories of love and loss, check out Josh Ritter’s bare bones “Mexican Home”, the Drive-By Truckers stomping cover of “Daddy’s Little Pumpkin” and My Morning Jacket’s hazy “All The Best” then listen to Prine’s versions – you will be rewarded twofold. – Written by JFelton
SIMILAR | The Avett Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Justin Townes Earle, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, Old Crow Medicine Show, Josh Ritter