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Singing Mailman (John Prine)
This person died in 2020, age 73. He was a relative unknown in 1970 when first Kris Kristofferson heard him play one night at a Chicago club. Roger Ebert, the film critic, wrote an early review of him with the headline “Singing Mailman Who Delivers a Powerful Message in a Few Words.” He won a Grammy for best new artist in 1972, and again in 2020 for Lifetime Achievement. He died of coronavirus. Today’s dead celebrity is John Prine. This episode originally published May 4, 2022. Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. For updates on the show, please sign up for our mailing list at famousandgravy.com. Also, play our mobile quiz app at deadoraliveapp.com Transcript of this episode New York Times Obituary for John Prine Famous & Gravy official website Dead or Alive Quiz Game Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn John Prine official website ‘John Prine’s Perfect Songs’ in the New Yorker ‘John Prine Isn’t Counting the Time’ from The Ringer Video for ‘When I Get to Heaven’ Kacey Musgraves’ “Burn One with John Prine” live version HPB.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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