one of them, bonnie raitt, who appeared with him just last november at a concert. e wrote and raitt made her own. "angel from montgomery." take a listen. ♪ i'm an old woman ♪ named after my mother ♪ another child that's grew old ♪ ♪ if dreams were thunder ♪ lightning was desire ♪ this old house would have burnt down ♪ ♪ a long time ago ♪ make me an angel ♪ that flies from montgomery ♪ make me a poster ♪ of an old rodeo ♪ just give me one thing ♪ i can hold onto ♪ to believe in this living ♪ is just a hard way to go >> bonnie raitt joins me now. thank you for being with us. i'm so sorry it's under these circumstances. but wow, to watch you two on that stage. you knew him since the 1970s. you stayed close to him throughout your career. what was he like? what are some of the things that you remember most? >> well, we started out in 1971 together, both of us had our first albums and we were playing greenwich village, clubs around the corner and the word had spread about this incredible guy from chicago and we just hit it off right away and ever since i heard that first

we'll talk to bonnie raitt, her friend john prine, his music and legacy.- [female vo] restaurants are facing a crisis. and they're counting on your takeout and delivery orders to make it through. grubhub. together we can help save the restaurants we love. >>> today's one-day death toll to coronavirus is now at least 1,800. we've been trying each night to honor those who died and tonight that means honoring a legend. john prine died yesterday, he was 73 years old. he had a musical style that was all his own. he counted legendary musicians among his fans. one of them, bonnie rate, who appeared with prine just last november at a concert. the song is one prine wrote and raitt made her own. "angel from montgomery." take a listen. ♪ i'm an old woman ♪ named after my mother ♪ another child that's grew old ♪ ♪ if dreams were thunder ♪ lightning was desire ♪ this old house would have burnt down ♪ ♪ a long time ago ♪ make me an angel ♪ that flies from montgomery ♪ make me a poster ♪ of an old rodeo ♪ just give me one thing ♪ i can hold onto ♪ to believe in this livi

. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and bonnie raitt. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: last year raitt sang that classic song with him to believe in this ribbon is just a hard way to go ♪ >> reporter: prine grew up outside of chicago. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: after a stint in the army, he became amas he del letters. he was just 23 when a glowing review from film critic roger ebert launched his career in 1970. >> from that day on, i didn't have an empty seat. >> reporter: prine survived cancer twice. when i interviewed the singer song writer in 2018 for cbs sunday morning, heed just released his first album of new songs in 13 years. >>> are you enjing this resurgence? >> it took some of them 45 years to get the joke. some people are getting it now. i'm still around to reap the benefits. ♪ sometimes my old heart is like a washing machine ♪ >> reporter: he celebrated the release with a sold-out show at radio city music hall. >> god is my witness, i'm getting back into show business. >> reporter: we may have lost john prine to coronavirus, but this is the way i prer to remember him leaving us. dancing a jig to one of his own son

♪ beloved singer and songwriter john prine, performing his song "angels from montgomery" with bonnie raittraitt once said john prine's music cuts right to the heart of things, as pure and simple as rain. ♪ john prine was born in maywood, illinois. he was an army veteran and a mailman before turning to music. his lyrics were always landed, but especially now. his charming video, "when i get to heaven." >> when i get to heaven, i'm going to thank god's hand. thank him for more blessings than one man can stand. >> reporter: then he sings. ♪ ♪ i'm gonna smoke a cigarette that is nine miles long ♪ ♪ i'm going to kiss that pretty girl ♪ >> reporter: tonight, bruce springsteen tweeting, "he was a true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. we send our love and prayers to his family." ♪ lately, i've discovered that while keeping safe and staying in, we can still go out! -sort of. so while you're discovering new things to do in the box, we'll be here for you... at the drive-thru, on the mobile app, and with delivery. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of

of german soldiers, plan german tanks and movements against the allies and scheduled luftwaffe bonnie raittt was almost hard to believe it. i didn't do the primary researcher, fortunately there , i don't even know if the word fortunately is right . but the light is shined on this history because so many of us don't know this history but there are some excellent source materials for this which i use for my book . but to recognize that this was how technology got started. i have to tell you, in writing and reading and studying this portion of the book , there are times where i was dry heaving and crying and i literally couldn't go forward to read about what this company i had worked for , my dad had worked for had been engaged in in the early days of high technology. it was quite stunning. every concentration camp had a room called in german labor fulfillment. just another word for forced labor. some of you probably remember seeing the films of concentration campprisoners where they got numbers . the part you were told is many of those numbers were connected directly to a deck of punch cards

. ♪ and bonnie raitt. ♪ last year raitt sang that country classic with him at the americana annual honorsst a hard way to go ♪ >> reporter: prine grew up outside of chicago. ♪ after a stint in the army, he became a mailman, writing songs as he delivered letters. he was just 23 when a glowing review from film critic roger ebert launched his career in 1970. >> from that day on, i didn't have an empty seat. >> reporter: prine survived cancer twice, and when i interviewed the singer/songwriter in 2018 for "cbs sunday morning," he'd just released his first album of new songs in 13 years. are you enjoying the resurgence? >> it took some of them 45 years to get the joke. some people are getting it now. and i'm still around to reap the benefits. ♪ >> he celebrated the release with a soldout show at radio city music hall. ♪ as god as my witness i'm getting back into show business ♪ >> we may have lost john prine to coronavirus, but this is the way i prefer to remember him leaving us. [ cheers ] dancing a jig to one of his own songs, "lake marie," in 2018. yeah. our condolences to his wife and thei