Grammy Winning Singer-Songwriter John Prine Coming to Singletary
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 11, 2014) — The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter John Prine is coming to Singletary Center for the Arts next summer. Prine will take the stage with special guest Amanda Shires 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Singletary Center Concert Hall. Tickets for the concert will go on sale 10 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), Dec. 12.
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. With immeasurable accolades, including two Grammys and the distinction of being one of the few songwriters honored by the Library of Congress and U.S. Poet Laureate, Prine is more than a musician, he is an American treasure.
"He’s so good, we’re gonna have to break his fingers," Kris Kristofferson once said after being justifiably stunned by a Prine performance. Bob Dylan remarked, "Beautiful songs… Nobody but Prine could write like that."
Long before the awards, the concerts and many, many albums, Prine trudged through snow in the cold Chicago winters, delivering mail across Maywood, his childhood suburb. "I always likened the mail route to a library with no books," Prine said. "I passed the time each day making up these little ditties." Many of the songs he penned on the route landed on his classic self-titled debut record.
Tickets for the John Prine concert are $59.50 plus all applicable fees. To purchase tickets, contact the Sinlgetary Center ticket office by phone at 859-257-4929 or online at www.scfatickets.com.
A part of the UK College of Fine Arts, the Singletary Center for the Arts presents and hosts around 400 artistic, cultural and educational events annually for the university community, Lexington community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.