In John Prine's case, every song tells a story!! John Prine is a master songwriter and storyteller!! And there's occasionally a healthy dose of wry humor in his lyrics.
This record was a chance taken long ago. Purchased because I noticed Jackson Browne listed in the credits as contributing backing vocals on one song. I was initially disapointed because I couldn't identify JB's voice in the background. (The voices of Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther are mixed in there as well.) Then I listened to the songs. Turned out to be a risk that was full of years of rewards. There's not a weak offering in his forty-plus year catalogue.
This album contains one of my alltime favorite song titles ..... "Come Back To Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard."
From starting out listening to my parents records to staying up late at night listening to the radio to being introduced to album collecting as a teenager to making mix-tapes and into the present, it seems that I've always been searching for and listening to music of widely varied genres. Here's an idea of what I've been hearing along the way ....
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Deep Sleep in Seattle
'Deep Sleep' by Sleeping Bag. Indie Rock from 2014. A Seattle band. Came across the vinyl record at a great price in 2020 as my loca...

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Culture on display in Salem, Oregon!!! In the middle of an empty lot in town. One story that I've heard is that there once was a used ...
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New one just released a week or two ago from Tony Joe White. Love the deep voice. I've seen his sound described as "swamp rock....
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On the turntable. From 2010. 'Stars Have Shapes' by Exploding Star Orchestra. Avante-Garde jazz. A group led by trumpeter, Rob Mazu...
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