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Showing posts with label John Prine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Prine. Show all posts
Friday, October 16, 2026
ADVERT BREAK: Oh Boy’s YOU GOT GOLD: A Celebration of John Prine
Saturday, October 10, 2026
JOHN PRINE'S FOUND DOGS IS OUT NOW!
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Monday, September 28, 2026
John Prine - Egg and Daughter Night Lincoln Nebraska 1967 live x 2 (TREE OF FORGIVENESS)
And of course the algorithm had heck all to do with this alternate start to the week . . . it’s Egg and Daughter Night up in Lincoln Nebraska . . . . . aw heck now where’s my fishing pole
Heck ain’t that the lovely Annie Murphy [Schitt’s Creek] in the audience there?
pretty sure
Couldn’t find the entire clip from this one above so this version from Las Vegas ’18 will juss have ta do!
John Prine - Egg and Daughter Night 1967 Lincoln Nebraska. Las Vegas 2018
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
John Prine, “Summer’s End,” The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018. | Guess I’m Dumb
Track Name
Summer's End
Artist
John Prine
Guess I’m Dumb
John Prine, “Summer’s End,” The Tree of Forgiveness, 2018.
John Prine - Summer’s End (2018) Tree of Forgiveness
Summer’s end came faster than we wanted
GUESS I'M DUMB
Everybody’s at it now and nothing wrong with that and we enjoyed John’s last studio album
thinking there would be more . . . . . . . might sign off with this one as we have been lately
Sad song . . . . . . .stay safe everybody
Suitable for the Autumn equinox and officially the end off Summer hey?
Friday, July 31, 2026
Roger James Cooke - Study (1968-71 UK, 2012 RPM expanded issue) | Rockasteria
Roger James Cooke - Study (1968-71 UK, 2012 RPM expanded issue)
One of Britain's most prolific songwriting professionals, Roger Cook first came to prominence during the British Invasion, usually working in tandem with Roger Greenaway. After the pair hit big with the Fortunes' oldies radio staple "You've Got Your Troubles," they continued to crank out hits for years to come, also writing numerous ad jingles (one of which, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing," was a massive pop hit in its own right). By the late '70s, Cook had moved to Nashville to become a successful country-pop songwriter.
Roger Cook was born in Bristol, England, on August 19, 1940. He first sang in church choir at age 11, and performed in vocal harmony groups for much of his youth. He wrote his first song in 1958, and that same year recorded a few sides with a vocal group called the Sapphires. the Sapphires disbanded the following year, and Cook next sang with a group called the Londons, splitting off with bandmate Jill Stevens to form Jon & Julie in 1962. The duo recorded a bit for Columbia, but broke up when Stevens became pregnant.
Cook spent about a year away from music performing in theatrical productions as a mime, but returned to singing in early 1965 when Roger Greenaway invited him to join a harmony group called the Kestrels, which actively toured the British variety circuit. They also featured future studio vocalist extraordinaire Tony Burrows, who split for a solo career not long after Cook joined up. Cook and Greenaway stuck together, forming a songwriting partnership and working as session singers in the meantime.
The two caught their big break when the Fortunes recorded their composition "You've Got Your Troubles." It was a Top Ten smash in both the U.S. and U.K., falling just one spot short of the top in the latter. In its wake, Cook and Greenaway teamed up to record as the soft pop duo David & Jonathan, scoring a transatlantic hit with their cover of the Beatles' "Michelle" in early 1966.
Meanwhile, the Fortunes released their follow-up hit, "This Golden Ring," and Gary Lewis & the Playboys scored an American Top Ten hit with "Green Grass," both Greenaway-Cook creations. David & Jonathan landed their biggest U.K. hit that summer with the Top Ten "Lovers of the World Unite," and the two subsequently began writing advertising jingles, most notably for Coca-Cola. In late 1967, Gene Pitney scored a Top Five U.K. hit with "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart."
Cook and Greenaway decided to end their David & Jonathan partnership in early 1968, but kept writing songs together, including Cilla Black's U.K. Top Ten "Conversations" (1969). Meanwhile, Cook made a few solo recordings under the name Roger James Cooke (culminating in the 1970 album Study, which was reissued on CD by RPM in 2012), and joined the pop band Blue Mink in 1969 as a featured vocalist.
Blue Mink scored a succession of U.K. hits through 1973, including "Melting Pot," "Good Morning Freedom," "Banner Man," "Stay with Me," and "Randy." Meanwhile, Cook and Greenaway briefly re-teamed in the studio group Currant Kraze, and wrote a Top Ten U.S. and U.K. hit for White Plains in 1970 with "My Baby Loves Lovin'"; their "Home Lovin' Man" was also a U.K. hit for crooner Andy Williams. In late 1971, Cook and Greenaway's most popular Coke jingle was adapted into the pop song "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" and became a hit for both the Hillside Singers and the New Seekers; the latter's version became the pair's first U.K. chart-topper. Naturally, demand for the pair's ad jingles skyrocketed during the next few years.
In the meantime, Cook and Greenaway continued to collaborate on the occasional pop hit. The Congregation had a U.K. hit in 1971 with a cover of David & Jonathan's "Softly Whispering I Love You." "Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)," written with Hollies lead singer Allan Clarke, became that group's biggest American hit in 1972; two years later, "Doctor's Orders" became a hit for R&B singer Carol Douglas. Meanwhile, Cook released two solo albums under his own name on Regal Zonophone, 1972's
Meanwhile Back at the World and 1973's Minstrel in Flight. By late 1975, Cook had split amicably from Greenaway, and moved to the United States. He drifted through New York and Los Angeles before settling in Nashville, where he completed the solo album Alright in 1976. Moving into country territory, Cook scored a breakthrough with Crystal Gayle's 1978 chart-topper "Talking in Your Sleep," written with Bobby Wood. In 1980, he teamed with Sam Hogan to write another number one country hit, Don Williams' "I Believe in You."
The year 1981 brought two country Top Fives in Gayle's "Livin' in These Troubled Times" and Williams' "Miracles." Williams landed another number one in 1983 with "Love Is on a Roll," which Cook co-wrote with folkie John Prine; the two would continue to collaborate off and on in the years to come.
Cook's writing activities tailed off as the '80s wore on, though 1989 found him back on top of the British charts thanks to Marc Almond's remake of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart," which featured duet vocals from original artist Gene Pitney.
In 1991, he teamed with ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell and guitarist Andy West to form Cornwall, Cook and West, issuing the album CCW the following year. In 1997, Cook became the first Englishman to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame; later that year, he returned to writing, collaborating with Eddie Kilgallon on George Strait's number one smash "One Night at a Time." In 1998, Strait landed another chart-topper with his cover of Cook and Prine's "I Just Want to Dance with You."
by Steve Leggett
It is worth noting that in later life Roger also worked with John Prine and they were close friends and colleagues as John frequently found himself drawn to fellow writers like Steve Goodman for example hence why I post this here. The Blue Mink we all remember in the UK from our teenage years and he stands as one of the UK’s most prolific somewhat unsung songwriters
Tracks
1. Primrose Jill - 3:33
2. Black Paper Roses (Belle Gonzales) - 2:13
3. Teresa (Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood) - 2:36
4. Something (George Harrison) - 2:59
5. Ellie (George Martin, Jerry Lordan) - 2:21
6. Not That It Matters Anymore - 2:55
7. Skyline Pigeon (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:36
8. Today I Killed a Man I Didn't Know - 3:17
9. Is It You That Has the Power - 2:43
10.My Home City (Keith Drewett, Peter Dymond) - 3:17
11.3 Parnall Road, Fishponds, Bristol - 2:23
12.Ain't That a Wonderful Thing (feat. Eve Graham) - 2:42
13.Stop - 2:35
14.I'm Burning - 2:45
15.Paper Chase - 2:36
16.Smiling Through My Tears (feat. Eve Graham) (Cedric Carnal) - 2:47
17.Someday - 3:36
18.Jubilation - 3:59
19.Anticipation Grows (Rowland Barter) - 3:32
20.If You Would Stay - 4:34
21.Mama Packed a Picnic Tea (David Matthews, Peter Warne) - 4:09
22.People I've Gotta Dream - 3:39
All song by Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway except where indicated.
*Roger James Cooke - Vocals
Friday, May 08, 2026
ADVERT BREAK: John Prine - HOW LUCKY CAN ONE MAN GET (Film)
Back in the day Fiona shared the film thus:"How Lucky Can One Man Get," a 2010 concert documentary starring our beloved JP screens at @afisilvertheatre in Silver Spring, MD on Sunday, June 7. It's one of only a handful of screenings happening across the country.If you're heading to the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts tribute on June 9, come gather with fellow Prine fans two nights before and witness this fiilm together.Fiona Whelan Prine hosts a VIP reception and meet-and-greet at 4:30pm, with the screening at 6PM. Tickets start at $25, with all proceeds benefitting the Hello in There Foundation and grantmaking in John's memory.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
John Prine - You Got Gold Inside Of You (Live Austin City Limits)
I have said possibly ad nauseam that I couldn’t play any John Prine for about a year or so after he passed from COVID-19 and complications aground his cancer battle but I try to make up for it now
He got GOLD!
John Prine - You Got Gold Inside Of You (Live Austin City Limits)
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Kris Kristofferson on Songwriting [and John Prine note] | Don’s Tunes
Photo by Henry Diltz
Kris Kristofferson: I never saw songwriting as having the potential to be a lifetime thing, or something that you would do for your life’s work. It didn’t seem to measure up to that. I didn’t think it was something worthy of devoting your life to until I went to Nashville after I’d been in the army. It was so exciting and creatively stimulating to me being around all of the serious songwriters there. Everybody was hanging out every night listening to each other’s stuff. It was like a rebirth for me after five years in the army.
To me, your first four records really exemplify that period when the singer/songwriter was king. And of course guys like John Prine came along during that time as well…
It was really cool for me to be a part of his success story. Steve Goodman had introduced us, and I remember Paul Anka was in town to see my show. Steve took us to a club to see Prine, and Paul offered to fly them both to New York where I was going to be playing at The Bitter End. He got the owner to let them play however long they wanted to. Jerry Wexler from Atlantic Records came to see one of the shows and signed Prine on the spot. We made some demos with Steve there and he got a record deal too.
Do you look back on that time now as a golden era?
Absolutely. It was pretty amazing because maybe five years before that I couldn’t even sing my own demos. They weren’t used to hearing a voice like mine. I think Bob Dylan helped a lot of us in that way. They couldn’t understand Dylan, but he was doing great, so I guess that gave us a chance to try to make a living at it.
J Williamson Interview 2009
Old Adverts - Stephen Colbert The Late Show - John Prine - How Lucky Can One Man Get?
“Ladies and gentlemen… John Prine.”
The Tree Of Forgiveness
From John’s 2013 appearance on @colbertlateshow singing “How Lucky”
John Prine & Roger Cook - Love Is On A Roll (Live @ Bobby Bare Show 1983)
I had never seen this clip of our John joining the under exposed master pop song writer Roger Cook [85] (Blue Mink) who with his songwriting partner Roger Greenaway wrote a plethora of fine fine popular songs* here on the Bobby Bare show . . . . . . I knew that John and Roger really hit it off and worked together but here they are singing on someone else’s show! 1983
Roger Cook & John Prine - Love Is On A Roll (Live @ Bobby Bare Show 1983)
* You Got Your Troubles, I’d Like To Teach the World to Sing, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, and Metling Pot with Blue Mink
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
John Prine . . . just because
John Prine - Angel From Montgomery (Live)
might just sign of for the night with this favourite John Prine song live here
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
This from John Prine’s Record label ‘Oh Boy’ : TODD SNIDER
It is quite astonishing to witness the scale of out pouring of grief about the terrible loss and violent end to our fellow musician Todd Snider but I found this one from ‘Oh Boy Records particularly moving
📸: @mthornphoto
"It’s hard to accept that Todd Snider (@toddsniderlive ) is gone. It’s shocking, heartbreaking and feels so unfair. Todd meant so much to us here at Oh Boy on many different levels, it’s been a struggle for us to find the right words. So we will spend some time sharing memories, stories, pictures, and of course songs over the coming days.
One thing that we’ve never really properly acknowledged is that working with Todd allowed us to become a “real” record label - not just a vehicle for releasing John Prine music. He laid the foundation for much of what we do now in supporting the next generation of performing songwriters.
On a personal level, he was so kind and generous with everyone here (and with all the Prine family), especially after John passed."
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