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Renowned singer-songwriter John Prine will be honored with a weeklong series of concerts in Nashville featuring surprise lineups.
May 7, 2021 A new version of John Prine’s beloved song, “Paradise,” performed by Sturgill Simpson, is out now on Oh Boy Records. The song—whose proceeds benefit UNICEF USA’s Covid-19 Relief Fund—will be featured on the forthcoming Prine tribute record, Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2, out October 8 on Oh Boy Records. Simpson’s version of “Paradise” is the last song recorded at The Butcher Shoppe—the studio Prine founded with Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer David Ferguson—before the building’s demolition later this year. The s...
Sturgill Simpson brings the same bluegrass sensibilities of his two recent Cuttin' Grass albums to a new cover of John Prine's classic song "Paradise." The early-career cut reflects on the devastating effects of coal mining in Paradise, Ky., in Prine's family's home area of Muhlenberg County. Prine wrote "Paradise" -- originally from his debut album, 1971's John Prine -- for his father. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years: John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson, Roy Acuff, Dwight Yoakam and even Johnny Cash all recorded versions of the song. Per Oh Boy R...
Rolling Stone Hear Sturgill Simpson Cover John Prine’s ‘Paradise’ Simpson’s rendition of Prine’s commentary on mining and progress will appear on an upcoming tribute album to Prine By Fifty years after John Prine first recorded “Paradise” for his self-titled debut album, Sturgill Simpson lends his distinctive voice to Prine’s personal tale of a Kentucky town decimated by strip mining. Simpson’s rendition is set to appear on the upcoming Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows Vol. 2, a tribute album to Prine due this fall. Simpson, a Kentucky native, sang about the environm...
Sturgill Simpson brings the same bluegrass sensibilities of his two recent Cuttin' Grass albums to a new cover of John Prine's classic song "Paradise." The early-career cut reflects on the devastating effects of coal mining in Paradise, Ky., in Prine's family's home area of Muhlenberg County. Prine wrote "Paradise" -- originally from his debut album, 1971's John Prine -- for his father. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years: John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson, Roy Acuff, Dwight Yoakam and even Johnny Cash all recorded versions of the song. Per Oh Boy R...