Earlier this month, John Prine Memorial Park was dedicated in the artist’s honor in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, which is where Paradise was located. And yes, part of his ashes were indeed ...

Fifty years after John Prine first recorded “Paradise” for his self-titled debut album, Sturgill Simpson lends his distinctive voice to Prine’s personal tale of a Kentucky town decimated by ...

If you know one John Prine song, it’s probably “Paradise,” a bittersweet lament about the devastation the coal mining industry brought to his parents’ hometown in Kentucky. Environmental ...

DORRI SMITH: The song that really resonates for me that he loved is "Paradise" by John Prine. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PARADISE") JOHN PRINE: (Singing) And, daddy, won't you take me back to Muhlenberg ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for April 22, 2025 is “Paradise” by John Prine. John Prine was a beloved storyteller whose music blended folk, country, and Americana with poignant wit and heart. Emerging in ...

Belmont University professors detail why the cancellation of an NEH grant to help students research Americana music is so ...

John Prine “did a better job of holding ... Whelan: You’re talking about Paradise? Prine: Yeah, where Paradise sat. But going down the river brings back a lot of memories because it pretty ...

Singer-songwriters John Prine and Sturgill Simpson recently shared ... versions of “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” and “Paradise.” Simpson has an extensive European and Canadian tour ...

John Prine, who wrote classics including "Angel from Montgomery," "Paradise" and "Sam Stone," was hospitalized on March 26 Samantha Miller is the Editorial Director for Entertainment at PEOPLE ...

Simpson’s “Paradise” cover is being released as part of Broken Hearts And Dirty Windows: Songs Of John Prine, Vol. 2, an upcoming tribute album from John Prine’s Oh Boy Records.

A key feature of the project was to develop a radio documentary series, tentatively titled “Halfway to Heaven,” inspired by a line in the John Prine song, “Paradise,” to address the ...