The Surprising Story Behind Johnny Cash's 'A Boy Named Sue'

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[PROCON]

Your name's Sue?

"How do you do?!"

[SheepWhisperer]

It’s Islamic and pronounced

Al Ice

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Did I really guess it?

[Stosh]

Wasn’t there a boy named Sue in one of the Johnny English movies?

[Stosh]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CheHpaRkKio

[certrtwngnut]

Jean Shepherd was a great story teller. He had a radio show that came on at around midnight and we would drive around in the car and listen. Great fun hearing him.

[Tijeras_Slim]

There’s a freeper by that name. Hasn’t posted in a year or so.

[Roccus]

I was coming off a day of surf fishing with my Dad in his car on the way back from Jones Beach.
He passed away 20 years ago next month.
Today would have been his 105 birthday

Happy Birthday, Dad.

Thanks to SA76 for the thread and although I went right back to hearing it for the first time, thanks to dfw for making me dwell on it and remember today is his birthday

[smalltownslick]

In Nashville there was a guy called Soo Bridgeforth, the proprietor of the Modern Era club. I can’t help believing Silverstein knew about him.

[katykelly]

I know a woman named Larry .

[DuncanWaring]

Carroll Shelby - car designer.

[Songcraft]

And here I was guessing Yasser, or Saddam, or Adolf, or Fidel.

[Cloverfarm]

With your Shirl ... our neighbor LaVerne is a guy and a very good mechanic. Also married with 6 kids.

[smalltownslick]

And Carrol Roberson, beautiful gospel singer from Missisippi.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Yep. I used to know a male LaVerne too.

[Mears]

John Wayne’s real first name was Marion.

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[smalltownslick]

I remember someone named Shirl Milett (sp) and of course, one of my favorite Cajun musicians, D. (Dorris) L. Menard.*

[smalltownslick]

And Lazy Lester was Leslie Johnson

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Oh, yes. I have become a big Step fan, even though I didn’t discover him until after he had died. I live a stone’s throw from his home town, so his local connection intrigued me. I am a radio person so when I found out about recordings of his shows, I jumped at the chance to get them. There used to be a guy who would send recordings of hundreds of shows to anyone who sent him blank disks. I used to have a long commute to work and listened along the way. I know Shep wanted to be remembered for his writing and movies, but I have always thought the radio shows were his finest work.

[SheepWhisperer]

No, but it was funny