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  2. From the Chicago Sun-Times, Friday, Oct. 9, 1970: SINGING MAILMAN WHO DELIVERS A POWERFUL MESSAGE IN A FEW WORDS. By Roger Ebert. While "digesting Reader's Digest" in a dirty book store, John Prine tells us in one of his songs, a patriotic citizen came across one of those little American flag decals.

  3. Apr 8, 2020 · John Prine’s first review: When Roger Ebert discovered the singer in 1970 - Chicago Sun-Times. Music Entertainment and Culture. From 1970: John Prine’s first review, by Roger Ebert. The film critic did a music review on the side to herald “an extraordinary new composer and performer.” By Roger Ebert | Film Critic. Apr 7, 2020, 6:34pm PDT.

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  4. Apr 7, 2020 · Roger Ebert's October 1970 review of a John Prine gig at a Chicago folk club helped the singer-songwriter get a record deal.

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  5. Oct 10, 2023 · Ebert’s review cited several of Prine’s original songs that would appear on his self-titled debut album that came out in 1971. Indicative of how new they were at the time, Ebert labeled...

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  6. Apr 8, 2020 · It was Ebert who wrote the first review of Prine — which ran in the Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 9, 1970 — stepping outside his usual realm of film criticism to sing the musician’s praises. “He’s only been performing professionally since July, he sings at the out-of-the-way Fifth Peg, 858 W. Armitage, and country-folk singers aren’t ...

  7. Oct 11, 2012 · October 11, 2012, 11:26 am. In one of those wonderful Chicago moments, it turns out that one of the best writers to ever come out of the city discovered, or was at least the first person to...

  8. Apr 2, 2020 · Ebert’s original review is, as you’d expect, great. What surprised me about it was how many of Prine’s masterpieces had already been written (coincidentally, Ebert’s piece ran on October 9, the day before Prine turned 24): “Illegal Smile,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Sam Stone” (then “The Great Society Conflict Veteran’s ...