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Sheldon Allan Silverstein (/ ˈ s ɪ l v ər s t iː n /; [1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois , Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army .
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"The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" is a song written by Shel Silverstein and first recorded by American rock group Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Produced by Ron Haffkine and released in 1972, it was the band's third single and peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. pop chart for two weeks on March 17–24, 1973.
Moreover, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who can discuss the iconic poet, author, illustrator, and singer-songwriter Shel Silverstein without warmly recalling childhood memories of works ...
Silverstein penned other songs for Bare including a Grammy-nominated hit, "Daddy What If", which he recorded with his five-year-old son, Bobby Bare Jr. [2] The song was an immediate success as well, not only reaching No. 2 on the country charts, but nearly reaching the Top 40 on the pop charts.
Gibson and Silverstein became close friends and writing partners, writing over 200 songs over the next 35 years. Their last joint project in Nashville in 1993 was the album Makin' A Mess, produced by Silverstein and Kyle Lehning and released on Asylum Records. The last cut, "Whistlers and Jugglers and Singers of Song," was a last-minute ...
It was written by Shel Silverstein, and directed by Gregory Mosher. In November 2000, he toured his Voice of Dr. Hook concert in Australia; and toured there again in May 2015. [3] In 2007, Locorriere and his band embarked on the Dennis Locorriere Celebrates Dr. Hook Hits and History tour.
The lyrics to the song also appear, printed as a poem, based on the biblical tale, Noah's Ark, in Shel Silverstein's book Where the Sidewalk Ends.In the original version of the song, the Irish Rovers speak half of the lyrics, as well as the part of the fourth chorus.