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Sheldon Allan Silverstein (/ ˈ s ɪ l v ər s t iː n /; [1] September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army.
In 1974, when Bobby was only eight, he and his father were both nominated for a Grammy Award for the song "Daddy What If", written by Shel Silverstein. [8] Bare's daughter Isabella did a version of the song, [9] which was featured on Twistable, Turnable Man, a tribute album to Shel Silverstein, co-produced by Bare and his father.
Tragically, Silverstein suffered multiple tragedies before his death at age 68. After being drafted in to the US Army, he returned to America and had a daughter, Shoshanna, with a California woman ...
"Sylvia's Mother" is a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein, produced by Ron Haffkine and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart (tied with "Sexy Eyes" from the album Sometimes You Win for the band's best performing song), [1] as well as #2 in the United Kingdom.
- Shel Silverstein By Eric Sandler I can still recall the sing-song verses of "A Giraffe And A Half" from memory without having read the book in over ten years. Moreover, you'd be hard-pressed to ...
Dr. Hook (known as Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show until 1975) is an American rock band formed in Union City, New Jersey.The band had commercial success in the 1970s with hit singles "Sylvia's Mother" (1972), "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" (1973), "Only Sixteen" (1976), "A Little Bit More" (1976), "Walk Right In" (1977), "Sharing the Night Together" (1978), "When You're in Love with a Beautiful ...
Silverstein penned other songs for Bare including a Grammy-nominated hit, "Daddy What If", which he recorded with his five-year-old son, Bobby Bare Jr. [2] The song was an immediate success as well, not only reaching No. 2 on the country charts, but nearly reaching the Top 40 on the pop charts.
Silverstein later wrote a follow-up named "The Father of a Boy Named Sue" in his 1978 Songs and Stories in which he tells the old man's point of view of the story. [citation needed] The only known recording of the song by a major artist is by Shel Silverstein himself. [citation needed] Various cover artists have covered this song since then.