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Dave Jacques: Twenty-Five Years with John Prine (Season Two, Episode 6)
Billy talks with Dave Jacques who was John Prine’s bass player for the last 25 years of John’s career. They also discuss Dave’s move to Nashville from Massachusetts, playing sessions in Nashville, how working with Ray Kennedy led to Dave’s tenure with John Prine, collecting musical instruments on the road, and touring with John which always included the daily lunch stop along with hunting for the local Dairy Queen.
More about Dave Jacques:
Dave Jacques toured with John Prine for the last twenty-five years. His distinctive bass playing can be heard on John’s “The Tree of Forgiveness” and Grammy Award-winning “Fair and Square,” as well as on “For Better, Or Worse,” “In Person & On Stage,” “Standard Songs for Average People,” “Souvenirs,” “In Spite of Ourselves” and “Live on Tour.”
In addition to his work with John, Dave has toured and/or recorded with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Daddy, Iris Dement, Steve Forbert, Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown, Rodney Crowell, Kevin Gordon, Jason Wilber, Jimmy Rankin, Jeff Black, Greg Trooper, Todd Snider, and many more.
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By Michael Dinallo, Billy Prine, Jonathan E. MitchellBilly talks with Dave Jacques who was John Prine’s bass player for the last 25 years of John’s career. They also discuss Dave’s move to Nashville from Massachusetts, playing sessions in Nashville, how working with Ray Kennedy led to Dave’s tenure with John Prine, collecting musical instruments on the road, and touring with John which always included the daily lunch stop along with hunting for the local Dairy Queen.
More about Dave Jacques:
Dave Jacques toured with John Prine for the last twenty-five years. His distinctive bass playing can be heard on John’s “The Tree of Forgiveness” and Grammy Award-winning “Fair and Square,” as well as on “For Better, Or Worse,” “In Person & On Stage,” “Standard Songs for Average People,” “Souvenirs,” “In Spite of Ourselves” and “Live on Tour.”
In addition to his work with John, Dave has toured and/or recorded with Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Daddy, Iris Dement, Steve Forbert, Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown, Rodney Crowell, Kevin Gordon, Jason Wilber, Jimmy Rankin, Jeff Black, Greg Trooper, Todd Snider, and many more.