JOHN PRINE: LOST DOGS & MIXED BLESSINGS 30th ANNIVERSARY Deluxe Edition available 12/09/2025

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Oh Boy Records is releasing a digital deluxe version of John's beloved album Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings on September 12, 2025. The digital deluxe edition features five previously unreleased demos and alternate takes, along with the never-before-heard track “Hey Ah Nothin’”, out today. The album will also be released on vinyl for the first time ever, newly remastered from the original tapes. Pre-save the digital deluxe edition and pre-order the vinyl now here: Lost Dogs

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I have said before that I came across the work of John Prine through Bonnie Raitt and Nanci Griffith so went out and bought the compilation double album anthology Great Days: The John Prine Anthology and then 'Lost Dogs' came out and I was hooked and bought everything since (and back list too!). Everything I could find to be fair seeing collaborate later with Kurt Vile, Kelsy Waldon, Iris Dement, Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell to name but a few

Hey, Aah Nothin’ - John Prine

New song by John Prine “Hey Ah Nothin'", from the album, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings Deluxe Album, out Sept 12. Save/Purchase your copy here: https://ohboy.lnk.to/LostDogs

(LYRICS): 

 

I started to care,

oh, ‘bout the bed that we share

so I parted my hair

and I leaned over there

I said hey… awww nothin

my car is so square

I leave it out there

in hopes that someone

will take it somewhere

I say hey… awww nothin

if you concentrate just like you can’t control your appetite, real good

be careful of the things you do and make sure no one’s watching you, feel good

if anyone can reassess the sum of this entire mess, we could

I said hey… awww nothin

if you concentrate just like you can’t control your appetite, real good

be careful of the things you do and make sure no one’s watching you, feel good

if anyone can reassess the sum of this entire mess, we could

I said hey… awww nothin

there’s a bird in the sky

he works out at the Y

A hundred chin-ups a day

keeps his doctor away

he says hey… awww nothin

I said hey… awww nothin

BIO: Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon. John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others. Though he was born in Maywood, Illinois, in 1946, John declared himself “pure Kentuckian” throughout his life. His parents, Willian and Verna, were natives of Paradise, Kentucky. The family would spend summers there in Muhlenberg County, where John listened to bluegrass music and studied the guitar styles of country music heroes Doc Watson and Merle Travis with his older brother, Dave. In Maywood, he worked as a postman before being drafted into the army in 1966. It was as a postman that John began to write the songs that would connect with so many. He sang at Chicago folk clubs, where he was introduced to singer-songwriter Kris Kristopherson, who invited John to open for him in New York. It was there that Jerry Wexler, president of Atlantic Records, first heard Prine and offered him a recording contract. His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum. His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters. In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020). John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records.

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Hey, Aah Nothin’ - John Prine

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