"Prine won the Grammy award for best contemporary folk album in 1992 and 2006, and a lifetime achievement award this year. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2019.
Joan Baez posted a cover of Prine’s 1971 song Hello in There in tribute to the musician and his wife."
There are many people who have contributed to the music which you likely enjoy that aren't on the front lines.
Exactly, sort of like Etta Jones, wrote "Only women bleed" that Alice Cooper covered, as well as "Purple Rain" Covered by Prince. Funny, they seem to get all of the credit?