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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

John Prine was an American country folk singer-songwriter. He passed away on April 7 due to COVID-19 related complications at Vanderbilt University hospital in Nashville. (Photo via Flickr @Yellowstone National Park)

Remembering John Prine: Our Poet, Our Friend

Celebrating the iconic American storyteller who changed music forever and brought us closer together.
Hanna Khosravi, Contributing Writer April 14, 2020

The first John Prine song I heard was not technically his. “Clay Pigeons,” revitalized by Prine in his 2005 Grammy-winning album, “Fair and Square,” is originally a Blaze...