Artist: Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein
Aliases
Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions
Born
September 25, 1932
Died
May 10, 1999
Country
United States

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 25 Minutes to Go Shel Silverstein November 1962 (7 artists)
2 Boy Named Sue Shel Silverstein July 1969 (11 artists)
3 Comin' After Jinny Shel Silverstein July 1969 (3 artists)
4 Going Down to Texas Shel Silverstein 1979 Bobby Bare
5 Masochistic Baby Shel Silverstein 1972 Sampled by Fatboy Slim
6 Mermaid Shel Silverstein 1965 Bobby Bare
7 Quaaludes Again Shel Silverstein 1979 Bobby Bare
8 Rough on the Living Shel Silverstein 1979 Bobby Bare
9 She's My Ever Lovin' Machine Shel Silverstein 1965 Bobby Bare

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Good Man Is Hard to Find Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions 1959 Marion Harris
2 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now? Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions 1959 Joseph Howard
3 Ragged but Right Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions 1959 Blue Harmony Boys
4 Sure Hit Songwriter's Pen Shel Silverstein August 1978 Bobby Bare

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 25 Minutes to Go Shel Silverstein (7 artists)
2 A Couple More Years Dennis Locorriere, Shel Silverstein (6 artists)
3 Be My Friend Tonight John Prine, Roger Cook, Shel Silverstein (2 artists)
4 Boy Named Sue Shel Silverstein (11 artists)
5 Comin' After Jinny Shel Silverstein (3 artists)
6 Get My Rocks Off Shel Silverstein Marilyn Manson
7 Going Down to Texas Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare
8 Here I Am Again Shel Silverstein (2 artists)
9 In the Hills of Shiloh Shel Silverstein, Jim Friedman (12 artists)
10 Jennifer Johnson and Me Fred Koller, Shel Silverstein (5 artists)
11 Marie Laveau Shel Silverstein, Baxter Taylor (3 artists)
12 Masochistic Baby Mike Settle, Shel Silverstein
13 Mermaid Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare
14 Once More With Feeling Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein (5 artists)
15 One's on the Way Shel Silverstein Heidi Hauge
16 Quaaludes Again Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare
17 Queen of the Silver Dollar Shel Silverstein (4 artists)
18 Rough on the Living Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare
19 She's My Ever Lovin' Machine Shel Silverstein Bobby Bare
20 Sure Hit Songwriter's Pen Shel Silverstein Shel Silverstein
21 Sylvia's Mother Shel Silverstein (6 artists)
22 The Ballad of Lucy Jordon Shel Silverstein (10 artists)
23 The Cover of "Rolling Stone" Shel Silverstein (4 artists)
24 This Guitar Is for Sale Fred Koller, Shel Silverstein (2 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 On the Cover of the Music City News Buck Owens, Shel Silverstein, Jim Shaw [1] The Cover of "Rolling Stone"

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Boy Named Sue and His Other Country Songs Shel Silverstein July 1969 RCA Victor
2 Freakin' at the Freakers Ball Shel Silverstein 1972 Columbia
3 The Great Conch Train Robbery Shel Silverstein 1979 Flying Fish
4 Hairy Jazz Shel Silverstein and The Red Onions 1959 Elektra
5 I'm So Good I Don't Have To Brag! Shel Silverstein 1965 Cadet Records
6 Inside Folk Songs Shel Silverstein November 1962 Atlantic Records
7 Songs and Stories Shel Silverstein August 1978 Parachute

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Twistable Turnable Man various artists June 8, 2010 Sugar Hill Records [1]

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message down
1 A Couple More Years Add songs Dave Nebraski 3 2011-11-30 16:19:16 GMT by Dave Nebraski
2 Artists who have covered their songs Discussion Simon 14 2013-03-04 21:26:48 GMT by Bastien
3 The Ugliest Man In Town [Shel Silverstein] cover by Povl Dissing Add songs blach 0 2013-05-08 17:11:59 GMT by blach

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