"John Prine, One of America's Greatest Songwriters, Dead at 73 - In 1989, Sony offered to buy Oh Boy, an offer Prine turned down. Two years later, he scored one of the biggest successes of his career with 1991's The Missing Years . Produced by Howie Epstein of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, it featured guest appearances by Petty, Springsteen, and Raitt. The title track,
is one of Prine's most ambitious songs, attempting to fill in the 18-year gap (from age 12 to 29) in Jesus Christ's life unaccounted for in the Bible. It won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album..."
