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On Sept. 16, 1969, Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" hit No. 1 on the country charts. By all accounts, the song is one of Cash's most iconic recordings. To this day, "A Boy Named Sue" permeates pop culture. Even if some folks don't realize where it came from. For the most part, the song was never meant for a widespread audience. That's probably because it deals with its main character trying to kill his father. But when Johnny Cash first performed the song live, he figured that kind of thing might resonate with his audience. Because the first time...

Newsdump Update: US Simulates Nuclear Attack On Russia US Defense Secretary Mark Esper participated in an exercise at the US Strategic Command in Nebraska earlier this week. An anonymous US defense official told the media about the 'mini-exercise' that involved both sides engaging in the use of nuclear weapons.... Whoa welcome aboard with music that I heard on country music radio back in the 1970's as sung by Shel Silverstein. Shel Silverstein did a lot of creative work in his lifetime writing the song before "A Boy Named Sue" as sung by the "Man In Black" Johnny Cash. Other country...

Today is Dealer's Choice where we go off script to share something different than our normal fare. Today we move ahead 50 years and have some fun with Shel Silverstein's 1980 recording of The Great Conch Train Robbery. This is the guy who wrote A Boy Named Sue. THE WESTERNER https://thewesterner.blogspot.com/