The Story Behind: John Prine - John Prine, Ep. 283

Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. John Prine was a mailman attending open mics in Chicago when he was discovered by a fellow songwriter and whisked away to a major label contract. Rob, Phil, and Marty get together to discuss powerful metaphors, grim realism, and how strip mining ruins small towns. Join the comment thread NOW available on our free Patreon to continue the conversation about this episode and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 70+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at [email protected] Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qMHKFLl8umOwwV52Bol5U?si=62c0fff3db314766 Listen to John Prine here: https://open.spotify.com/album/5t4FHrIAHI8nolSAOBRgPp?si=Ga_MJOBATma38cWqjdzHfQ And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German, Sweden 1, 2, 3 and 4, Italian, Australian, Cajun/Lousiana, Belgium 1 & 2 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store Next week's album: Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.