The late John Prine will be honored by a musical whoâs who during Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine on June 11.
The legendary troubadour died on April 7 due to COVID-19 complications.
Confirmed guests for Picture Show include Courtney Marie Andrews, Dan Auerbach, Kevin Bacon, BrenĂ© Brown, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Dave Cobb, Stephen Colbert, Peter Cooper, Iris DeMent, John Dickerson, Mitchell Drosin, David Ferguson, Vince Gill, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Ivey, Jim James, Pat McLaughlin, Bill Murray, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Fiona Whelan Prine, Jack Prine, Tommy Prine, Bonnie Raitt, The Secret Sisters, Kyra Sedgwick, Amanda Shires, Sturgill Simpson, Todd Snider, Billy Bob Thornton, Kurt Vile, Kelsey Waldon, Sara Watkins, Jody Whelan, John Paul White, Rita Wilson and Prineâs longtime band (Kenneth Blevins, David Jacques, Fats Kaplin, Jason Wilber).
Produced by the Prine family and Oh Boy Records, the tribute will feature memories, songs and never-before-seen footage of John, while raising money for three organizations: NAMI, Alive and Make the Road New York.
John was a two-time Grammy winner, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient, and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee. John was a recipient of the Recording Academyâs 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Johnâs catalog includes iconic songs âSam Stone,â âAngel From Montgomery,â âParadise,â âHello In There,â âIllegal Smile,â âThatâs The Way The World Goes âRound,â âSpeed Of The Sound Of Loneliness,â âIn Spite of Ourselves,â âYou Never Even Called Me By My Name,â âI Just Want To Dance With Youâ and more. Johnâs songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band, David Allan Coe and many others.
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine will debut on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. CT on Johnâs YouTube, Facebook and Twitch channels.
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