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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
Everytime I performed, I always had several John Prine songs handy. "Angel from Montgomery" is a good one (a bit more serious than the rest), and you have to know "Dear Abby," "Grandpa was a Carpenter," and "Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard."
Start with his earliest Greatest Hits, which is called "Prime Prine."
EDIT: How could I forget "The Sins of Memphisto"
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"Angel from Montgomery" is one of my absolute favorites to listen to and to play, for that matter. Even when it's being covered, it's pretty good. Bonnie Raitt did a spectacular job on it on Austin City Limits years ago and Dave Matthews doesn't do too bad a job either.
I'm not a big fan, but I like his stuff. I gave my uncle (a big John Prine fan)
"Great Days : The John Prine Anthology" a couple of birthdays ago. Live versions of "Angel from Montgomery," "Dear Abby" and "Yes, I guess they oughta name a drink after you." Anyway, he enjoyed it.