‘State of Sound’ Highlights Personal Connection To Illinois Musicians

Next to the sign announcing the folk section of a new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is a collection of trinkets and photos that John Prine would bring up on stage - a comic book, a toy motorcycle and photos of his family.

“It just brings so much humanity to him and shows what a warm soul he has,” said Dave Hoekstra, who wrote the text for the exhibit and got to know Prine over years covering him as the music columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.