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John Prine wrote "Paradise" and recorded it first. Which of these artists picked the song up and put out a version of his own years later?Johnny Cashlearned

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Paradise · 1971 · via John Prine

Prine wrote it and cut it first, and the song kept traveling: the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson, and then Johnny Cash all took a turn. Hear Prine's, then hear what Cash does with somebody else's words.

John Prine wrote and first recorded "Angel From Montgomery." Which of these acts later took the song into their own catalog?Dave Matthews Bandlearned

John Prine

Angel From Montgomery · 1971 · via John Prine

Prine put this one out himself in 1971, and it has been passed hand to hand ever since: Bonnie Raitt, John Denver, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Dave Matthews, both with his band and as a duo with Tim Reynolds. Start with Prine's own and hear what all of them were reaching for.