John Prine - Sam Stone [1971]
John Prine
"There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes | Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose . . ."
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"Discovered" by Kris Kristofferson, Prine released his self-titled debut album to critical acclaim in 1971. "Sam Stone" vividly depicts a heroin-addicted Vietnam veteran ("the gold rolled through his veins, like a thousand railroad trains") who ends up a "flag draped casket on a local hero's hill." The John Prine album also contains such classics as "Hello in There" and "Illegal Smile," among others. Johnny Cash recorded "Sam Stone" on his 2005 album, Live from Austin, TX.