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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.com
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
New York Times Obituary for John Prine
John Prine official website
‘John Prine’s Perfect Songs’ in the New Yorker
‘John Prine Isn’t Counting the Time’ from The Ringer
Video for ‘When I Get to Heaven’
Kacey Musgraves sings “Burn One with John Prine” live
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
Part of the obituary podcast Famous & Gravy, this episode unpacks the significance of John Prine as part of a obituary-based storytelling and known for smart pop culture podcast, tracing the impact of acclaim, adversity, and legacy construction. Through reflection and structure, the episode reveals how fame evolves after death. This legacy podcast explores celebrity obituary podcast and contributes to what makes a life worth remembering.
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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.com
LINKS:
Transcript of this episode
New York Times Obituary for John Prine
John Prine official website
‘John Prine’s Perfect Songs’ in the New Yorker
‘John Prine Isn’t Counting the Time’ from The Ringer
Video for ‘When I Get to Heaven’
Kacey Musgraves sings “Burn One with John Prine” live
Dead or Alive quiz game
Famous & Gravy on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
Famous & Gravy official website
Part of the obituary podcast Famous & Gravy, this episode unpacks the significance of John Prine as part of a obituary-based storytelling and known for smart pop culture podcast, tracing the impact of acclaim, adversity, and legacy construction. Through reflection and structure, the episode reveals how fame evolves after death. This legacy podcast explores celebrity obituary podcast and contributes to what makes a life worth remembering.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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