Roger Waters pays tribute to John Prine in ‘Paradise’ cover

Following one of music’s nastiest, most litigious splits, Pink Floyd bassist/songwriter/singer Roger Waters went solo while his bandmates carried on without him.

Shane Keough is remembering his late nephew. One day after his sister, Kara Keough, revealed that her son, McCoy, died from childbirth complications, Shane took to Instagram to pay tribute to him.

Elvis Costello has written a lengthy tribute to the late John Prine. “My own introduction [to John Prine] was via an Atlantic Record single plucked out of a discount bin of 45rpm records on the counter of Rushworth and Dreaper in Liverpool,” Costello wrote in his essay, which exceeds 2,600 words. He continued:

He recalled imitating him "in order to raise and find my own voice"

By Chris Willman

Last week, the world mourned the loss of John Prine, who died at age 73 from complications of COVID-19.

John Prine died on April 7 of COVID-19 complications. He was 73. Tributes have been pouring in from the music world in the days following his passing. Today (April 12), Roger Waters of Pink Floyd shared a cover of “Paradise” from Prine’s debut self-titled album. “Miss you, brother,” Waters said. Watch it happen below.

Americana star Bonnie Raitt has honoured her late friend and collaborator John Prine with a touching song tribute online.

Roger Waters is joining the legions of musicians paying tribute to late Americana legend John Prine.On Saturday (April 11), Waters shared a video of himself performing an acoustic rendition of "Paradise," which appeared on Prince's 1971 self-titled debut album.“My friend John Prine died. This is his song, ‘Paradise,'” Waters captioned the YouTube video.

Bridgers performed 'Summer's End', a track from Prine's last album

Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Angel Olsen, Margo Price, Jessie Reyez, Finneas, the Secret Sisters, Soccer Mommy, Norah Jones, Justin Moore, Jeff Tweedy and Kim Petras are some of the artists performing this weekend.

Consequence of Sound has announced Angel from Maywood: A Livestream Tribute to John Prine. The homage to Prine, who died earlier this week, will feature performances by the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Kevin Morby, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle, Grace Potter, Norah Jones, the Head and the Heart, Lake Street Dive, and more. The tribute will stream on Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern on CoS’ Instagram account.

Featuring cover performances from friends, fans, collaborators and more

Seth Meyers paid tribute to late Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner and musician John Prine on Wednesday's episode of Late Night.

Seth Meyers paid tribute to late Saturday Night Live music producer Hal Willner and musician John Prine on Wednesday's episode of Late Night. WillnerdiedTuesday at the age of 64.

The loss of beloved singer/songwriter John Prine has opened a wound in the world of music, one that his peers and famous fans are filling in the only way they know how: by covering some of his favorite songs.

Brandi Carlile covered John Prine’s “Hello in There” as a tribute to the late singer-songwriter on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Wednesday night (April 8). Stephen Colbert introduced the segment with his own touching stories about learning to play Prine’s songs on guitar and eventually meeting Prine and singing with him too. Watch below.

As the music community continues to mourn the loss of John Prine, who passed away on April 7 following his battle with the coronavirus, countless acts are sharing their tributes to the singer.

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to “songwriter for the ages” John Prine following his death on Tuesday.