Kristofferson accepted and came to the show with his pal, Paul Anka. Steve offered Kris a seat at a Prine show at The Earl. Kristofferson loved the song, and insisted on meeting Prine. The two men became good friends and partners, and in the summer of 1971, Steve played one of Johns songs at an opening for Kris Kristofferson.
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So I walk in and this little guy with long hair and a full beard walks over and I ask him if he was going to take me back to meet Steve Goodman, and he tells me he was Steve Goodman. I was expecting to see this real tall, skinny guy with a goatee and a real deep voice. I had this mental picture of what the singer would look like. I had heard that the guy who wrote ∜ity of New Orleans was playing at the Earl and I wanted to go listen to him.
John worked diligently, and after a few months, he heard that the guy who had written the best railroad song ever was playing at The Earl of Old Town Club. This warmth along with the club owners offer of a job convinced Prine to quit delivering mail to pursue the music business. His uncanny songs and style of playing them captivated them. The audience accepted him with open arms. (Fricke 12)Īfter a few beers one night in early 1970, Prine was dared to take the stage in a Chicago folk club called The Fifth Peg. A few more years passed, and Prine found himself in a state of discontent with the postal service. After John was discharged, he went back to being a postal worker. The draft surprised John in ∦6, and he spent a few years at a base in Germany, where he worked as a mechanic in a motor pool, entertaining the fellows in the barracks with his singing and guitar playing. "There isnt a whole lot to do out there, so you have to entertain yourself somehow," he said. During those years, he entertained himself en route by making up more songs. High school graduation came in 1964, after which John worked as a mailman in Chicago for a couple of years. While a teenager, John and his brothers would play instruments and sing for the family, never thinking twice about becoming famous never even dreaming about what was in store just a few years down the line. Many of these songs John made up as a child became hits for him later in life. John entertained himself by making up rhymes and songs in the car on the way to Paradise, the familys hometown. Several trips were taken by the Prine family back to Kentucky while John was growing up. At the age of 12, he was taught to pick guitar by his older brother, Dave. Throughout Johns childhood, music was frequently exposed to him. William became a tool & die worker, and later, the president of a local steel workers union. The son of a former coal mine worker, Johns dad moved his family out of Western Kentucky to get away from the dangers of the industry. Parents William and Verna Prine were blessed with their son on an Autumn afternoon in October, 1946. John Prine was born in a blue-collar suburb of Chicago known as Maywood, Illinois, on the tenth of the month. "Writing is about a piece of paper, and leaving out whats not supposed to be there." This simple phrase is John Prines philosophy. John Prines efforts as a singer and a songwriter have greatly influenced the music industry.
One artist has earned more than his share of respect. When you earn the respect of your peers, and they recognize your work, you have made a difference. These artists struggle, trying desperately to earn a name for themselves. The music industry is overwhelmed with fresh, young talent.
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