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“My name is Sue, how do you do?” On June 8, Sugar Hill Records will toast poet/songwriter/children’s book author Shel Silverstein, with a tribute album boasting such songwriting luminaries as Kris Kristofferson, Lucinda Williams, and John Prine, as well as indie rock acts like My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, and Dr. Dog. Check out song samples from Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein here.
Silverstein’s best-known compositions include “A Boy Named Sue,” written for Johnny Cash, “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” written for Dr. Hook, and the books The Giving Tree, Falling Up, and A Light In The Attic.
Here’s the track list for Twistable Turnable Man:
01 Lullabys, Legends and Lies – My Morning Jacket
02 The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns – Andrew Bird
03 This Guitar Is For Sale – John Prine
04 The Unicorn – Dr. Dog
05 The Winner – Kris Kristofferson
06 Queen Of The Silver Dollar – Sarah Jarosz w/ Black Prairie
07 Daddy What If – Bobby Bare, Jr. w. Isabella Bare
08 The Cover Of The Rolling Stone – Black Francis w/ Joey Santiago
09 Sylvia’s Mother – The Boxmasters
10 Me And Jimmy Rodgers – Ray Price
11 A Boy Named Sue – Todd Snider
12 The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan – Lucinda Williams
13 The Living Legend – Bobby Bare, Sr.
14 The Giving Tree – Nanci Griffith
15 26 Second Song – My Morning Jacket
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