Read the bio below and try to give details on john prine 's: - instrument - years active - landscape - caption - label - genre - birth date - name - background - image - birth place - associated acts - occupation Bio: john prine -lrb- born october 10 , 1946 -rrb- is an american country/folk singer-songwriter . he has been active as a composer , recording artist , and live performer since the early 1970s . born and raised in maywood , illinois , prine learned to play the guitar at the age of 14 . subsequently serving in west germany with the u.s. armed forces , by the late 1960s he had moved to chicago , where he worked as a mailman , writing and singing songs as a hobby . becoming a part of the city 's folk revival , he was discovered by kris kristofferson , resulting in the production of prine 's self-titled debut album through atlantic records in 1971 . after receiving critical acclaim , prine focused on his musical career , recording three more albums for atlantic . he then signed to asylum records , where he recorded an additional three albums . in 1984 he co-founded oh boy records , an independent record label with whom he would release most of his subsequent albums . after his battle with squamous cell cancer in 1998 , prine 's vocals deepened into a gravel-voice , resulting in the award-winning album '' fair & square '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- . widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation , prine is known for humorous lyrics about love , life , and current events , as well as serious songs with social commentary , or which recollect melancholy tales from his life .
- instrument is vocals guitar- years active is 1971 -- present- landscape is yes- caption is prine at merlefest , wilkesboro n.c. -lrb- 2006 -rrb-- label is atlantic , asylum , oh boy , rhino- genre is country folk progressive bluegrass- birth date is 10 october 1946- name is john prine- background is solo_singer- image is john prine by ron baker.jpg- birth place is maywood , illinois , united states- associated acts is steve goodman- occupation is singer-songwriter guitarist