Saturday
night, the incredible John Prine took the stage of The Pearl at Palms Casino
Resort for a live performance which, by far, was one of the best live
performances Las Vegas has seen in 2014. The GRAMMY-award winning songwriter
hadn’t played the city since 1999 and this special performance closed out his
2014 tour and featured Prine playing songs from all decades of his catalog.
Some
four decades since his remarkable debut, John Prine has stayed at the top of
his game, both as a performer and songwriter. In recent years, he was honored
at the Library of Congress by US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, elevating Prine from
the annals of songwriters into the realm of bona fide American treasures.
Long
considered a “songwriter’s songwriter,” Prine is a rare talent who writes the
songs other songwriters would sell their souls for. Evidence of this is the
long list of songwriters who have recorded gems from his extensive catalog,
including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris
Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez and many others.
Photos
attached by Denise Truscello.
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