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Bud Selig, Shel Lubar, Steve Marcus receive Herb Kohl Service Award--highlighting their friendship
Each award winner knew Kohl personally from their childhood, or from attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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At different points in their notable careers, cartoonist Shel Silverstein and writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn explored Alaska
Go to the form at the bottom of this story. In 1960, Sheldon “Shel” Silverstein (1930-1999) was not quite the beloved author and illustrator he would become. The Korean War veteran grew up ...
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On This Day in 1999, the Talented Songwriter Behind Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” Passed Away
Not only was the cartoonist and author a songwriter, but he was also a musician. Shel Silverstein Was Best Known as a Children’s Book Author, but He Was Also a Talented Songwriter Silverstein ...
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10 thought-provoking poems for National Poetry Month
I’m sure that I originally found this poem on Tumblr or something similarly embarrassing ... Pablo Neruda constantly reminds us that the ache of love and loss is a constant in life. Shel Silverstein’s ...
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3 Songs Shel Silverstein Wrote for Loretta Lynn
Silverstein was linked with country music and the outlaw movement, co-writing a series of songs with Kris Kristofferson, and penning more for everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Judy ...
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Why We Were Lucky to Have Shel Silverstein Gift “Boy Named Sue” to Johnny Cash
He’s in Hollywood working on movies and sometimes he’s lonesome, but wherever he is he’s the one and only, Shel Silverstein.” Once the two break out into song, it is nothing short of a ...
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1 of Johnny Cash’s Famous Quotes Used to ‘Piss Shel Silverstein Off’
Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein were in the same circles, with Silverstein even writing one of Cash’s hit songs. Still, Cash used to frustrate Silverstein with the way he spoke about the anti ...
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3 Eternal Country Songs Written by Author Shel Silverstein
The Chicago-born poet, author, and songwriter Shel Silverstein has influenced millions and yet he may not quite be a household name. The creator of the iconic children’s book The Giving Tree ...
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3 Shel Silverstein Poems to Read With Your Children
Produced by Sara Curtis Edited by Wendy Dorr Featuring Elisabeth Egan Engineered by Diane Wong Shel Silverstein was best known for children’s classics like “The Giving Tree” and his books of ...
The New York Times10mon
The Essential Shel Silverstein
Alice Ochs/Michael Ochs Archives, via Getty Images Supported by By Elisabeth Egan If you were lucky enough to be read to as a kid, you probably found yourself face to face with Shel Silverstein ...
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The Johnny Cash Dinner Party with Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Shel Silverstein, and Graham Nash That Ended in Tears
“Joni Mitchell sang ‘Both Sides Now,’ Graham Nash sang ‘Marrakesh Express,’ Shel Silverstein sang ‘A Boy Named Sue,’ Bob Dylan sang ‘Lay Lady Lay,’ and Kristofferson sang ...