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John Prine to play WVU Creative Arts Center Sept. 21
Tickets go on sale Monday
Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter John Prine will perform at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center on Friday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Monday (Aug. 6) at 9 a.m. at the Mountainlair Box Office (weekdays from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.), all Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.com and through the Ticketmaster Phone Center at 304-292-0220. Ticket prices range from $41-46, depending on seat location.
Prine’s work has spanned everything from solo acoustic folk to hard country to rockabilly to soft rock. Perhaps best known for his songs, “Sam Stone,” “Please Don’t Bury Me,” “Fish and Whistle” and “Souvenirs,” his trademark wit as displayed in “Dear Abby,” “Sabu Visits the Twin Cities,” “Illegal Smiles” and “Christmas in Prison” has added to his cult following.
Prine’s album, “The Missing Years,” earned him a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Recording in 1991. He also earned Grammy nominations for the albums, “German Afternoons,” “John Prine Live” and “In Spite of Ourselves.”
Oh Boy Records, his own label, recently released the DVD, “John Prine Live From Sessions at West 54th,” which includes the entire special from the PBS broadcast plus outtakes and an extensive interview.
The Sept. 21 concert is produced by WVU Arts & Entertainment. For more event information, call 304-293-SHOW (7469) or visit http://events.wvu.edu.
WVU Arts and Entertainment
Office: (304) 293-8221