Singing Mailman (John Prine)
Singing Mailman (John Prine)  
Podcast: Famous and Gravy
Rating: Explicit Published On: Wed May 04 2022
Description: This person died in 2020 at age 73. He was a relative unknown in 1970 when Kris Kristofferson first 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.  Today’s dead celebrity is John Prine.Famous & Gravy is created and co-hosted by Amit Kapoor and Michael Osborne. This episode was produced by Jacob Weiss. Visit our website at famousandgravy.com and also enjoy our free mobile quiz game at deadoraliveapp.comLINKS:Transcript of this episodeNew York Times Obituary for John PrineJohn Prine official website‘John Prine’s Perfect Songs’ in the New Yorker‘John Prine Isn’t Counting the Time’ from The RingerVideo for ‘When I Get to Heaven’Kacey Musgraves sings “Burn One with John Prine” liveDead or Alive quiz gameFamous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, TwitterFamous & Gravy official websiteSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.