John Prine Illegal Smile John Prine Live

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John Prine singing Illegal Smile off of his album, John Prine Live • FOLLOW JOHN: • Website: https://found.ee/psULI • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john_prine/... • Facebook: / johnprine • Twitter: / johnprinemusic • Mailing List: https://found.ee/4x3tS • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nJUw... • Oh Boy Records: https://www.ohboy.com • Facebook: / ohboyrecords • Instagram: / ohboyrecords • Twitter: / ohboyrecords • Lyrics: • When I woke up this morning, things were lookin' bad • Seem like total silence was the only friend I had • Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down, and won • And it was twelve o'clock before I realized • I was havin' no fun • Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality • And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile • It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while • Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone • No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun • Last time I checked my bankroll • It was gettin' thin • Sometimes it seems like the bottom • Is the only place I've been • I chased a rainbow down a one-way street dead end • And all my friends turned out to be insurance salesmen • Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality • And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile • It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while • Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone • No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun • Well, I sat down in my closet with all my overalls • Tryin' to get away from all the ears inside my walls • I dreamed the police heard everything I thought, what then? • Well I went to court and the judge's name was Hoffman • Ah, but fortunately I have the key to escape reality • And you may see me tonight with an illegal smile • It don't cost very much, but it lasts a long while • Won't you please tell the man I didn't kill anyone • No, I'm just tryin' to have me some fun • Well done, hot dog bun, my sister's a nun • Singer. Songwriter. Poet. Icon. • John Prine was an artist’s artist with a list of admirers and collaborators that cut across musical genres and generations - names like Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Kurt Vile, Miranda Lambert, The Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, among others. • Though he was born in Maywood, Illinois, in 1946, John declared himself “pure Kentuckian” throughout his life. His parents, Willian and Verna, were natives of Paradise, Kentucky. The family would spend summers there in Muhlenberg County, where John listened to bluegrass music and studied the guitar styles of country music heroes Doc Watson and Merle Travis with his older brother, Dave. • In Maywood, he worked as a postman before being drafted into the army in 1966. It was as a postman that John began to write the songs that would connect with so many. He sang at Chicago folk clubs, where he was introduced to singer-songwriter Kris Kristopherson, who invited John to open for him in New York. It was there that Jerry Wexler, president of Atlantic Records, first heard Prine and offered him a recording contract. His self-titled debut album was released in 1971 and featured a list of songs now regarded as classics, including “Paradise,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Illegal Smile,” Hello in There,” and “Sam Stone.” Prine received the first of his 13 Grammy nominations in 1972 for Best New Artist. He would record three more albums for Atlantic and another three with Asylum. • His profound impact on American music was amplified in 1981 when John co-founded Oh Boy Records, and independent label where he released most of his subsequent work and which gave voice and respect to so many fellow singers and songwriters. • In his distinguished career, John won four Grammys and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020). He was a three-time recipient of the Artist of the Year Award at the Americana Music Honors Awards, which also honored him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting. He won the Pen/New England Song Lyrics of Literary Excellence Award (2016) and was enshrined in the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2019). In addition, John was named Honorary Poet Laureate of Illinois (2020). • John Prine passed away on April 7, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. The outpouring of grief and love from his fan community was staggering. Over 500,000 viewers participated in an online memorial and tribute that raised more than half a million dollars for Covid-related community causes. In 2021, the Prine family created the Hello In There Foundation to honor John’s spirit of generosity towards those in need. Fiona Prine and her sons continue to operate and expand the reach of John’s independent record label, Oh Boy Records. • #JohnPrine #IllegalSmile #JohnPrineLive

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