Thursday music corner: American country-folk singer-songwriter John Prine (1946-2020) released 18 albums in his career, with the first four being released on Atlantic Records from 1971 to 1975, the next three coming out on Asylum from 1978 to 1980, and the remaining titles being issued by his own label Oh Boy. His final album, 2018's The Tree of Forgiveness, reached number 5 in the US album charts and topped the US folk album charts. He won five Grammy awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 2020.
Arkansas-born singer-songwriter Iris DeMent (b.1961) began writing songs at age 25, and has released seven albums between 1992 and 2023. She has been nominated for Grammy awards twice, and now lives in rural Iowa. The 1998 Goo Goo Dolls song 'Iris' was named for her.
In Spite of Ourselves is the title track from John Prine's 1999 country duets album, in which he collaborated with a range of female country artists. DeMent appeared on four of the album's 16 tracks, and duetted on the album's only Prine original song, with the remainder being classic country songs. It was the first Prine album since his recovery from throat cancer. This live performance is from a 2001 TV recording hosted by John Hiatt. In Spite of Ourselves also appeared in the 2025 Lynne Ramsay film Die My Love, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.
John Prine & Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves (live, 2001)
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