“ A Boy Named Sue ” is a song written by American children's writer Shel Silverstein . Became popular by Johnny Cash [2] .
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| Party "B" | "San Quentin" |
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| Released | July 26, 1969 |
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| Recorded by | February 24, 1969 |
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| Genre | - country music
- talking blues ( blues )
- comic music
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| Duration | 3:44 |
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| Song author | Shell Silverstein |
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| Label | Columbia |
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" Daddy Sang Bass "
(1968) | "A Boy Named Sue"
(1969) | " Get Rhythm "
(1969) |
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| A source | Evaluation |
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| Allmusic | Without rating [1] |
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| Party "B" | "Somebody Stole My Rib" |
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| Released | 1969 |
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| Format | 7 " |
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| Producer | Chet Atkins , |
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| Label | RCA |
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Songfacts site explains the plot of the song:
 | [Song] about a boy who grows up, feeling angry at his father, not only because he left his family, but also because he called him Sue. When the boy grows up, he sees his father in a bar and climbs with him into a fight. After the father explains that he called him Sue so that he would surely grow tough , the son understands. |  |
Joe Dassin published a French version of this song (“ Un Garçon Nommé Suzy ”, “The Boy, whose name was Suzy”) on his 1970 album.
