Prine, 72, traded his job as a mail carrier in suburban Chicago in 1970 for another career as a touring musician after his debut album was championed by fellow singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and quickly found fans among music critics and other musicians including Bonnie Raitt and Bette Midler, who recorded hit versions of his songs “Angel From Montgomery” and “Hello In There,” respectively.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times