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

Covers

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

Songs written by

Original songs

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

Adapted songs

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

Tributes

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

Forum topics

Topic Board Started by Replies Last message
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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