Childers plays a raucous “Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You” and joins the all-star cast in a cover of Prine's “Paradise”
John Prine made eight separate appearances in the Austin City Limits during his career. On Saturday, new episodes of the long-running live music series return with a show dedicated to Prine's posthumous induction into the ACL Hall of Fame.
Ethan Hawke introduces Prine in a rousing speech, but it's the performances of artists such as Tyler Childers, Valerie June, Nathaniel Rateliff, Allison Russell, Kurt Vile and Prine's son Tommy Prine that make the hour such a moving tribute. The children's reading of “Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink After You” is full of charm and he prefaces it with a humorous speech about Dairy Queen ice cream cakes and Prine.
Childers returns later for the all-star finale — a fittingly rousing rendition of “Paradise” delivered by June, Rateliff, Russell, Weil and Prine. The songwriter's ACL Hall induction was originally scheduled to happen a few years ago. Prine died of complications from Covid-19 in 2020.
“We had planned to induct John into the ACL Hall of Fame in 2020 before he became a tragically early victim of the Covid pandemic,” said Terry Lickona, ACL Executive Producer. “There were many well-deserved tributes at the time, but this year finally felt like the right time to recognize his long history with the ACL. Working closely with John's family, we have created a special celebration of his influence on singers and songwriters across so many genres.”
The John Prine celebration episode premieres Saturday, January 13th at 8pm/ET on PBS and will stream online starting January 14th. Along with Prine, the ACL Hall of Fame also inducted Trisha Yearwood last year. Her episode will air on March 2.
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