See & Do - Prine time August 16 2006
MUSIC
A successful battle with throat cancer may have made his voice raspier, but JOHN PRINE’S songwriting is as razor sharp as ever — witness the 2006 Grammy he picked up for his first album in nine years, Fair & Square. Over his long career as a balladeer, the ex-mailman has written some of the best songs of his generation: “Dear Abby,” “Sam Stone,” “Illegal Smile,” “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness,” “Hello in There” and his defining achievement, “Angel from Montgomery.” With his quiet observational writing and dry sense of humor, Prine is as authentic as they get. He plays Atlanta AUG. 18, and you can ask him then to sing the song about the “Happy Enchilada.” $27.84-$74.28. 8 p.m. Chastain Park Amphitheatre, 4469 Stella Drive. 404-733-5000. www.ticketmaster.com.