John Prine utterly transformed the acoustic music community. His wit, spirit, and genius will be missed. So today, we're honoring John Prine by looking at 6 awesome John Prine covers. In addition, you'll get some bonus recommendations!
All of these John Prine covers are performed by incredible musicians. Some may not seem like they drew inspiration from John Prine, but they absolutely did...especially after seeing these covers performed.
The first John Prine cover is "Paradise" performed by Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.
This cover is beautiful and sincere. Huge thanks to Roger Waters for sharing this with the world. If you like that song, there are a few other musicians who have covered it. Darell Scott & Tim O'Brien, Dwight Yoakam, and Johnny Cash have all put out covers of "Paradise."
Each one of these John Prine covers provides a different take and interpretation of the song, proving how multi-faceted Prine's music was.
The second John Prine cover is "Hello in There" performed by Joan Baez.
The more I listen to "Hello in There," there more the emotional weight hits me. Specifically, this cover by Joan Baez is so beautiful. In fact, it's one of her most requested songs when she plays concerts!
If you like this song and want to see the full range of influence John Prine had, check out the covers by David Allan Coe, 10,000 Maniacs, and Jefferey Foucault.
The third John Prine cover is "Sam Stone" performed by John Paul White.
While this specific cover I feature in Acoustic Tuesday, I broke my rule of keeping to tribute covers. However, I think this cover just cannot be ignored. John Paul White is an incredible singer who captures the haunting, troubling essence of this incredibly well-told story.
For other covers of this tragic John Prine song, check out Swamp Dogg, Bob Gibson, and (again) Johnny Cash. Interestingly enough, Johnny Cash actually had trouble with some of the lyrics in the song, so be sure to watch the video to catch that!
The fourth John Prine cover is "Souvenirs" covered by Trey Hensley.
I'm always excited when I have the chance to hear Trey Hensley sing. His cover of "Souvenirs" highlights both his excellent voice and John Prine's ability to do some next-level wordsmithing.
For other covers of "Souvenirs" be sure to check out The Country Gentlemen's Recording and Steve Goodman's recording on the album Affordable Art.
The fifth John Prine cover is "Angel from Montgomery" performed by Simon Flory.
Simon is a friend of mine from a while back, and he had a great story tied to this song. What I like about Simon's cover is that it is authentic, raw, and real. Funny enough, Simon was also a featured artist back on Acoustic Tuesday #91.
If you like this song, definitely check out the Bonnie Rait cover, as well as John Denver's and Susan Tedeschi's covers.
The final John Prine cover I want to feature is "Unwed Fathers" performed by Sarah Jarosz.
This specific cover is super awesome because, for starters, I love Sarah's voice. I also dig the octave mandolin. It definitely has a unique tone! You can really here the care and attention she puts into this song, so thanks for sharing it with us Sarah!
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