Britney Spears Pays Man a Compliment
There’s almost always a winner in a breakup, and when you had a very big and very famous breakup, the public tends to be the unsolicited judge determining who that …
Bonnie Raitt Honors Friend John Prine With Performance of ‘Home’
Few performers were more tied to the career of folk songwriter John Prine, who died April 7 due to COVID-19, than Bonnie Raitt. Her 1974 performance of Prine’s “Angel From …
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John Prine Was One of the Great American Songwriters. He Was Also All of Us.
We talk about death every day now. It’s in the air. It’s on the ground. It’s waiting on the other end of cell phones buzzing in the wee, small hours. …
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Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, and More Celebrities Pay Tribute to John Prine
Tributes to John Prine, a folk performer and songwriter celebrated for his clever and poignant lyricism, poured in on social media after his death on April 7. “Over here on …
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Singer-songwriter John Prine Dead at 73
Folk music legend John Prine died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Prine’s family confirmed that he died of complications from COVID-19. Prine’s wife and manager Fiona had …
Bill Withers Was the Definition of Timeless
It was the dog-end days of the 1960s. Psychedelia still hung like a haze in the air; Altamont’s bad taste lingered with it. Dylan was doing who knows what, the …
Bob Dylan’s New JFK Assassination Epic Couldn’t Be More Prescient
March has been illuminating. We’re learning what we’re made of and what we can and can’t do without. A pandemic is the rare situation that requires governments and citizens to …
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Singer John Prine In Critical Condition Following COVID-19 Symptoms
Grammy-winning musician John Prine, famous for his contributions to folk, country and bluegrass, is currently in critical condition after experiencing “COVID-19 symptoms.” According to a post to his official Twitter …
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Britney Spears Is Not Actually Faster Than Usain Bolt
There are lots of ways to cope with a self-quarantined existence. You could learn to cook, or do puzzles, or play video games. Or you could break the world speed …
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The Definitive Ranking of ‘She Used to Be Mine’ Covers
It’s not simple to say … how much time we’ve spent watching covers of Sara Bareilles’s 11 o’clock number “She Used to Be Mine” from the musical Waitress. It’s at …
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