Last night I found myself picking through the NPR archives online and ran across a recent feature they produced, it detailed the release of a musical tribute album featuring the music of Shel Silverstein. One of Silverstein’s closest friends, Bobby Bare Sr. and his son, Bobby Bare Jr. produced the compilation of songs written by Silverstein; it features such artists as Frank Black (Pixies), Lucinda Williams, My Morning Jacket and Todd Snider. I was surprised to learn that the poet I had grown up reading had written such classic songs as A Boy Named Sue, The Cover of the Rolling Stone, and The Ballad of Lucy Jordan.
{ 1 comment }
