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Steve Goodman
Steve Goodman
American folk music singer-songwriter
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Todd Snider
Todd Snider
American singer
2
Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers
American singer-songwriter
3
Iris DeMent
Iris DeMent
American singer and songwriter
4
Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves
American country music singer-songwriter
5
David Bromberg
David Bromberg
American musician
6
Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
7
John Carter Cash
John Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter author and producer
8
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
9
Pieta Brown
Pieta Brown
American musician
10
Bill Withers
Bill Withers
American singer-songwriter and musician
11
Old Crow Medicine Show
Old Crow Medicine Show
Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
12
Tom Paxton
Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
13
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb
American record producer
14
Andrew Wyatt
Andrew Wyatt
American musician, songwriter and record producer
15
Thomm Jutz
Thomm Jutz
German-born American musician
16
Amos Lee
Amos Lee
American singer-songwriter
17
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician
18
Maluma
Maluma
Colombian singer
19
Will Kimbrough
Will Kimbrough
American singer-songwriter
20
Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter
21
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
22
John Denver
John Denver
American singer and songwriter (1943-1997)
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Dan Reeder
Dan Reeder
American musician and artist
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Michael Peter Smith
Michael Peter Smith
American singer-songwriter
25
Sturgill Simpson
Sturgill Simpson
American singer
26
Spooner Oldham
Spooner Oldham
American songwriter and session musician
27
Keith Sykes
Keith Sykes
American musician
28
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
29
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
English singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist and actor
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Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
American singer, musician, songwriter and record producer
31
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
American singer
32
Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn
American boxer
33
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
American folk and pop music group
34
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
35
Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
American country musician
36
Beck
Beck
American musician
37
Dr. Luke
Dr. Luke
American record producer from Rhode Island
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Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers
American musician
39
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
American musician, singer, and composer
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Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
American musician and record producer
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Hayes Carll
Hayes Carll
American musician
42
Jesse Colin Young
Jesse Colin Young
American musician
43
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
American singer, songwriter and pianist
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
American band
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Labrinth
Labrinth
English singer/songwriter and record producer
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Peter Case
Peter Case
American musician
47
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham
American musician
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
49
John Paul White
John Paul White
American singer-songwriter
50
Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton
American country music singer-songwriter
51
Greta Van Fleet
Greta Van Fleet
American rock band from Frankenmuth, Michigan
52
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
blues singer-songwriter and slide guitar player from the United States
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Gary Clark, Jr.
Gary Clark, Jr.
American guitarist and actor
54
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
American folk singer
55
Alec Shane Benjamin
Alec Shane Benjamin
American singer and songwriter
56
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter
57
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik
American singer-songwriter and composer
58
Cam
Cam
American country music singer and songwriter
59
Steve Earle
Steve Earle
singer-songwriter, recording artist and producer
60
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
61
Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
American record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
62
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor from Tennessee
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Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne
American singer-songwriter
64
Burna Boy
Burna Boy
Nigerian singer
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Sarah Jarosz
Sarah Jarosz
American musician
66
Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne
American singer-songwriter
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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
American composer, singer, songwriter and actor
Intro
American country singer/songwriter
Awards Received
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
Americana Award for Artist of the Year
Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album
Nominated For
Americana Award for Artist of the Year Grammy Award for Best New Artist
News

John Edward Prine (October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American country folk singer-songwriter. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death, and was known for an often humorous style of original music that has elements of protest and social commentary.

Born and raised in Maywood, Illinois, Prine learned to play the guitar at the age of 14. He attended classes at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. After serving in West Germany with the U.S. Army, he returned to Chicago in the late 1960s, where he worked as a mailman, writing and singing songs first as a hobby, and then becoming a club performer.

A member of Chicago's folk revival, Prine credited film critic Roger Ebert and singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson with discovering him, resulting in the production of Prine's eponymous debut album with Atlantic Records in 1971. The acclaim earned by this LP led Prine to focus on his musical career, and he recorded three more albums for Atlantic. He then signed with Asylum Records, where he recorded an additional three albums. In 1981, he co-founded Oh Boy Records, an independent record label with which he would release most of his subsequent albums.

Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, as well as serious songs with social commentary and songs that recollect melancholy tales from his life. In 2020, he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.