In
his
time,
the
late
great
Shel
Silverstein
had
a
half
dozen
different
entertainment
careers.
He
was
a
cartoonist
for
Playboy,
a
poet,
even
a
screenwriter,
and
he
is
most
well
known
for
his
children's
books.
Most
of
the
internet
sites
I
have
found
are
dedicated
to
his
work
as
a
children's
author.
Hardly any, however, talk about the coolest part of his career: songwriting. He was mostly covered by country singers, but his best spokesmen turned out to be the freaks of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. He wrote all their greatest songs.
Mr. Silverstein was a freak among freaks, and he will be sorely missed.
Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Loretta Lynn - One's on the Way
Dr. Hook - Cover of the Rolling Stone
Dr Hook - Queen of the Silver Dollar
Dr. Hook - Get My Rocks Off
Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother
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Shel Silverstein at FamousPoetsAndPoems.com
Read Shel's epic poem "The Devil and Billy Markham"