John Prine & Jason Isbell to Perform at The Orpheum, 10/3

By: May. 08, 2015
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Long considered a "songwriter's songwriter," JOHN 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 US 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, all the concerts and many, many albums, John 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," says John Prine. "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.

Acclaimed, award-winning artist JASON ISBELL will be touring in support of the July 17 release of Something More Than Free, his highly anticipated fifth album (Southeastern Records). Isbell will be touring extensively with his band The 400 Unit, featuring Derry Deborja (Keys), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass) and Sadler Vaden (guitar).

Pre-order Something More Than Free with iTunes now and receive an instant download of "24 Frames" at http://smarturl.it/SMTF

Something More Than Free is Isbell's most sonically diverse album to date. It features Isbell's Southern inspired vignettes of working class men, women and traditions that permeate 11 new songs of pure honestly and authenticity. Rolling Stone caught up with Isbell and his band the 400 Unit during the making of the

album. View the feature HERE.

JOHN PRINE & JASON ISBELL

The Orpheum Theatre - Memphis TN

Saturday, October 3

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:30pm

TICKETS ON-SALE AT 10AM ON FRIDAY, MAY 15th

Ticket locations:

Tickets available at the Orpheum Theatre box office & all Ticketmaster locations, ticketmaster.com

or by phone at 800-745-3000

Ticket prices:

$79.50 / $59.50 / $49.50 (plus applicable fees)

All seats reserved



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