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Ep523: Celebrating John Prine w Jack Prine
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Jack Prine shares intimate stories about his legendary father John Prine, discusses the new "You Got Gold" movie, the history and state of "Oh Boy Records" and reveals intentions for unreleased recordings from the family archives.
Check out screenings of "You Got Gold - A Celebration of John Prine" here
Topics Include:
Jack Prine discusses "You Got Gold" film celebrating his father John Prine's legacy
Film originated through family friend connection at Radical Media, directed by Michael John Warren
Documentary captures 2022 Ryman concert series benefiting the Hello In There Foundation
Foundation started after John's death in April 2020, helping family navigate grief
Jack reflects on balancing family's personal grief with fans' collective loss
Film features collaborators like Bonnie Raitt, Lucinda Williams sharing stories and performances
Many people know John Prine's songs without realizing he wrote them
Movie bridges generations from Dwight Yoakam to Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell
Tyler Childers shares quirky story about John keeping Dairy Queen coupon in wallet
Jack's legal name is John Patrick Prine; uses Jack to separate identity
Growing up in Nashville, didn't have special musicians' kids friend group
Jack joined family business at Oh Boy Records after college, learning the ropes
Worked in warehouse initially, understanding physical product and distribution fundamentals
Oh Boy Records started in 1984 as fiercely independent label maintaining creative control
Archives contain decades of unreleased recordings being carefully curated for future releases
Lost Dogs deluxe edition recently released with unheard track "Hey, Aw, Nothing"
John Prine disliked his debut album cover showing him on hay bale
John was technologically simple, kept flip phone until he died, browsed cars on eBay
80th birthday celebration planned for October, possibly in Chicago rather than Nashville
Jack's lessons from father: live in the moment and always give to others
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