John was a mailman in Maywood when Kris Kristofferson dragged him onstage. The songs — 'Hello in There', 'Angel from Montgomery', 'Sam Stone' — are some of the most quietly devastating in the American canon. Half the artists on this site exist because of him.
- Hank Williams
- Bob Dylan
- Roger Miller
- Iris DeMent
- Bonnie Raitt
- Sturgill Simpson
John Prine on tape
Late-night listening. Hit play and let it run.
Pull the thread
USA · 1944 — 1997
Townes Van Zandt
The patron saint of the kitchen-table songwriters.
USA · 1953 — present
Lucinda Williams
Louisiana made audible.
USA · 1978 — present
Sturgill Simpson
Walked into Nashville with a haircut and an attitude.
USA · 1991 — present
Tyler Childers
Appalachia, unfiltered and unembarrassed.
USA · 1988 — present
Sierra Ferrell
Sings like she found the songs in a creek bed.
USA · 1984 — present
Charley Crockett
Keeps the bones, throws out the gristle.
USA · 1979 — present
Jason Isbell
Wrote 'Southeastern' and meant it.
USA · 1983 — present
Margo Price
Outlaw country with a working-class spine.