"Songs of Shel Silverstein" is the theme for this edition of Stranger Songs.
Shel Silverstein – who died of a heart attack in 1999 at age 68 – was a renaissance man: an author, poet, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright.
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| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy 
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| Folk Singer’s Blues Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water |
| Sing for the Song Tom Paxton. Anne Hills & Bob Gibson - Best of Friends - Appleseed |
| Whistlers & Jugglers Bob Gibson - Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein - Asylum |
| In the Hills of Shiloh Martin Simpson - Rooted - Topic |
| Queen of the Silver Dollar Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein - Sugar Hill |
| Bury Me in My Shades Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water |
| This Guitar is for Sale John Prine - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein - Sugar Hill |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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| The Unicorn The Irish Rovers - The Best of The Irish Rovers - MCA
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| Sylvia’s Mother Dr. Hook - Gold - Crimson |
| A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash - The Legend of Johnny Cash - American/Columbia/Legacy |
| 25 Minutes to Go Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water |
| On Susan's Floor Gordon Lightfoot - Don Quixote - Reprise
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| Stops Along the Way Bob Gibson - Makin’ a Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein - Asylum |
| The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Lucinda Williams - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein - Sugar Hill |
| Beans Taste Fine Papa John Kolstad & Wildman Mike Turk - Beans Taste Fine - Wampus Cat |
| Have Another Espresso Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water |
| The Mermaid The Folk Legacy Trio - Homecoming - The Folk Legacy Trio |
| You're Always Welcome at Our House Rosalie Sorrels - Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House - Green Linnet |
| Boa Constrictor Shel Silverstein - Inside Folk Songs - Water |
| The Giving Tree Nanci Griffith - Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein - Sugar Hill |
| Rosalie's Good Eats Café Bobby Bare - Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies - RCA |
| Living Legend Bob Gibson - The Living Legend Years - Bob Gibson Legacy |
| fragment of The Stranger Song Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen - Columbia/Legacy
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I have never ceased to find Shel Silverstein's songs entertaining - both the serious and semi-serious ones. Good show today. Sylvia's Mother and Queen of the Silver Dollar are two of my all time favourites.
2:21 PM, April 23rd, 2024