John Prine - Live On Soundstage 1980
Bursting onto the 1970s singer-songwriter scene amid a flurry of completely justified hype, John Prine was among the first of many artists pegged as "the new Dylan"--though his combination of folk, country, and poetic-but-simple lyrics was completely his own. This program captures Prine's 1980 appearance on PBS' television concert series SOUNDSTAGE--including live performances of classics like "Angel from Montgomery," "Hello in There," and "Bruised Orange"--along with intimate footage of the singer-songwriter revisiting his Illinois hometown.