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"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and made famous by Johnny Cash. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's San Quentin State Prison for his At San Quentin album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on the original performance) in December 1969 at Madison Square Garden.
Johnny Cash at San Quentin is the 31st overall album and second live album by American singer-songwriter ... "A Boy Named Sue" Shel Silverstein: Johnny Cash, Carl ...
1969 Single of the Year – "A Boy Named Sue" 1969 Vocal Group of the Year with June Carter Cash; 2003 Album of the Year – "American IV: The Man Comes Around" 2003 Single of the Year – "Hurt" 2003 Music Video of the Year – "Hurt" Grammy Awards. 1968 Best Country & Western Performance, Duet, Trio Or Group with June Carter Cash – "Jackson"
Cash's cover is widely considered one of his best works. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song number four on their list of the 15 greatest Johnny Cash songs, [20] and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Johnny Cash songs. [21]
The Making, and Remaking, of Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter’ Album: How John Carter Cash, Marty Stuart and Others Brought the Icon’s Buried Treasure Back to Life Chris Willman June 30, 2024 at ...
Other songs co-written by Silverstein include "The Taker" written with Kris Kristofferson and recorded by Waylon Jennings, and a sequel to "A Boy Named Sue" titled "Father of a Boy Named Sue", which is less known, but he performed the song on television on The Johnny Cash Show. He also penned a lesser known song titled "Fuck 'em." [14] [15]
Rosanne Cash, the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash, touches her father's statue, alongside family and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, after ...
The Johnny Cash version of "Ring of Fire" claimed the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for seven weeks in 1963 and was a crossover mainstream hit too, peaking at number 17 ...