John Prine Revisited at 80
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John Prine Revisited at 80

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202650 min
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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot join with the Chicago music community to pay tribute to John Prine on what would have been his 80th birthday. They revisit an interview with the songwriter from 2018 and dissect his debut album with author Erin Osmon. Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9T Become a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvc Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/4frcVZo Make a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lU Send us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5A...

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Scooteroo-wadah. Scooteroo-wadah. You're listening to Sound Opinions and this week we're paying tribute to the great John Prine in honor of what would have been his 80th birthday.

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I'm Jim D. Regattas. And I'm Greg Cott. We'll dissect his debut album with author Aaron Osman. But first, we're gonna revisit his last interview

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