We had never heard of John Prine. Even if I ... of duets with many of the top female vocalists in country music, performing an array of classic country love songs. That concept would prove so ...

There is almost always an expressed goal of making their hobby a career. However, for John Prine, being a recording artist came out of the blue.

We think of John Prine as the amiable everyman, churning out his songs for anyone who wanted to hear them. But Prine wanted his career to get the best treatment it deserved, just like anyone else.