Working for John Prine

Every since I was introduced to his music on a cassette in a boombox played by my friend Gene in a basement while playing darts (follow that?), John Prine has been a leading literary influence (yep, literary – musical of course, but primarily literary) on my writing.

Yesterday, Oh Boy Records released "Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows," a tribute album on which a wide array of artists honor Prine by covering his songs.  The first song on the album is "Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)" covered by ...