John Prine turns 71 today. Prine has been going strong in the country/folk scene since the 1970s, and he didn't let his battle with squamous cell cancer in the late '90s stop his momentum, as he released the award-winning album Fair & Square in 2005 which featured his gravelly vocals.

This past summer, we were lucky enough to see him perform with Justin Vernon at the Eaux Claires festival when he presented the John Prine Songbook.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that are either covers of his music or influenced by him?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

John Prine - Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
Justin Vernon - Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrow)
Paul Westerberg - Man Without Ties
The Avett Brothers - Spanish Pipedream
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Killing The Blues
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins - The Big Guns
Bonnie Raitt - Angel From Montgomery ft. John Prine