Grammy-winning songwriter John Prine returns to Las Vegas for the first time since 1999 to entertain audiences at The Pearl in the Palms Casino Resort with four decades of songs.
Prine has long been considered a songwriter's songwriter. His talent is well recognized by the recording artists who have performed his songs including Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, the Everly Brothers, John Denver, Kris Kristofferson, Carly Simon, Ben Harper, Joan Baez and many others. In 2005 he was nationally recognized for his talent when he became the first singer / songwriter to read and perform at the Library of Congress. That same year the American Music Awards named him Artist of the Year.
Bob Dylan told The Huffington Post in 2009 that Prine was one of his favorite songwriters, stating: "Prine's stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mindtrips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs."
Long before the awards and accolades, the concerts and the albums, Prine trudged through snow in the cold Chicago winters delivering mail. He began to sing at open mic evenings at the Fifth Peg on Armitage Avenue in Chicago. It was there he would receive his first review from none other than Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert, who called him a great songwriter.
Prine became a central figure in the Chicago folk revival along with Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc, Jim Post and Fred Holstein. In 1971, Prine released his self-titled debut album. From there, Prine has continual released albums through the '70s, '80s, '90s and into the new millennium.
In October of 2011, Prine released "The Singing Mailman Delivers." This two-disc archival release features the earliest studio and live recordings from Prine dating back to 1970, one year before his prolific debut album.
Though his own commercial success may be considered small compared to other recording artists, Prine's influence on folk, country and rock music through his songwriting is immense.
| Show Times: 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2014. |
| Show Length: 90 minutes |
| Location: The Pearl, The Palms Hotel & Casino |
| Age Restriction: 6+ |
| Prices: Upper Mezzanine (yellow) - $45.50 Mid Mezzanine (orange) - $55.50 Front Mezzanine (red) - $66.75 |
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