As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

John Prine

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/john-prine-obit-253684/
 
One of the greatest debut albums of all time – and quite a few noteworthy songs after that, as well. I saw him perform at Wolf Trap on August 27, 2004, with Kris Kristofferson opening.
 
Favorite songs:
Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Angel From Montgomery
Sam Stone
Please Don’t Bury Me
Dear Abby
Illegal Smile
Jesus The Missing Years
Hello In There
It’s A Big Old Goofy World