It must have been summer of 1983, then, because he’d have been at his last prayers the following year.
I’ve never really been able to appreciate John Prine.
I'm trying to remember the details. He'd dealt with leukemia - and remissions - most of his adult life. If I remember correctly, the end of his life was abrupt and not a case of fighting a remission for long. I could be wrong; however, if my memory's correct, I could see him performing in concert in July or early August 1984 and passing away in late September 1984.
I’ve never really been able to appreciate John Prine.
I'm moved and completely taken in by 25% of John Prine's songs. The other 75%, I'll let other people enjoy, But the songs i enjoy, I enjoy immensely. I love his duets with others. I can listen to him singing his "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness" with Nanci Griffith all day long (then again, I can listen to Nanci all day long and have done so many times. I used to listen to her play in the Catcus Cafe at UT when she was a student.)
Or John Prine and Iris Dement sing "In Sprite of Ourselves," but that's because of Iris, and it shows the business is incestuous. I first heard Iris and her unique haunting voice when she was a backup singer for Nanci on Nanci's "Other Voices, Other Rooms" concert tour, which was the prequel to the album for which Nanci recorded Prine's song "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness." Small world.