Esskayess from Dallas, TxAnyone who wants a good laugh (and perhaps a minor shock at the end) should do a web search for "Father of a Boy Named Sue." It's a follow-up/parody of BNS that Shel did in the late 70s, perhaps because he had gotten tired of hearing it.I only heard that version once, on the radio, as a kid in California, contemporaneously while the song was on the charts in the U.S. I too remember the version where "Tarzan" was exclaimed amongst the other names at the end. Lois from Oakland, CaThe comment previously posted by user "Ekristheh" in Halath about at least one other recording of its being aired is accurate.it was around 2:00 a.m.Īnd this man driving a black and chrome stage coach bus was talking to me saying that he left from texas to south carolina to sing back up in a studioĪnd I asked him if he would sing a couple of my favorites including this one. Michael Scott from Punta Gorda, FlBack in 1997-98 I was driving a big truck from Florida to Atlanta along I-75 when I heard someone singing on the C.B.Esskayess from Dallas, TxIn light of some of the ridiculous names my kids' classmates were saddled with, this song rings truer than ever.Johnston's mixes did much to make both records hits. Coy from Palestine, TxCash did perform this at San Quentin "live", but like his Folsom Prison album (also live) both albums were re mixed by the legendary producer Bob Johnston.* The three weeks "A Boy Named Sue" was at #2 on the Top 100, the #1 record for those three weeks was "Honky Tonk Woman" by the Rolling Stones. Nine months earlier on July 20th, 1969 Johnny Cash's version of the song entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #42 four weeks later on August 17th it peaked at #2* on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, and it was his third straight #1 record on the Country chart, "Folsom Prison Blues (live)" and "Daddy Sang Bass" preceded it. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn April 1st 1970, Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein performed "A Boy Named Sue" on the ABC-TV program 'The Johnny Cash Show'.My friend's boyfriend started calling me "Bill or George", and I love it! To remind people not to call me Sue, I tell them that I'm like Johnny Cash - you can call me Bill or George, Fred, ANYTHING but Sue. Susan from Atlanta, GeorgiaWith all due respect to people named Sue or people who love someone whose name is Sue, it is a form of my name which I deeply dislike, and did long before this song came out (though I absolutely love the song itself). If you didn't, you might have said "My name is Susan.time for some bruisin'!"
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