The Chicago-born poet, author and songwriter Shel Silverstein has influenced millions and yet he may not quite be a household name. The creator of the iconic children's book, The Giving Tree ...

Shel Silverstein gave his song "A Boy Named Sue" an entirely new sound when he performed it alongside Johnny Cash in 1970.

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Silverstein would achieve international fame and recognition as an artist, writer and song writer, publishing the immensely popular “The Giving Tree,” (1964) and winning a Grammy award in 1970 ...

Silverstein worked for Pacific Stars and Stripes as a cartoonist from 1954-1956 and drew the cartoon “Take Ten.” He would go on to become a successful artist, poet and songwriter.