Comments on: Classic Country Singles: Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:14:45 +0000

I was six years old the summer this song came oout and I still remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it. Can’t say that about too mayn other songs.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:14:57 +0000

I was living in England at the time “A Boy Named Sue” was issued – it was a huge hit on the British charts rising to #2 for three to five weeks (depending on which of the four major charts you consulted), blocked from the top spot by “Honky Tonk Women” by the Rolling Stones

It’s not one of my favorite Cash songs but it fit the context of the San Quentin album well

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:04:39 +0000

Hey Tom,

That’s a cool story!

I love Silverstein and this song is no exception.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:45:24 +0000

a truely inspirational song for me personally – the title puzzled me so much when i heard on the radio in the early seventies that i started to learn english in order to understand the whole story.

By: Erik North

Erik North — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:59:57 +0000

Even though Mr. Cash didn’t write this one, like “Folsom Prison Blues”, “I Walk The Line”, and many others that he did write, this song is a high point in the Man In Black’s great career. And the fact that it did so incredibly well on the pop singles chart speaks volumes about Johnny’s ability to cross musical and political lines during the most turbulent period of 20th century America. This is one of the great country and roots-rock hits of all times (IMHO).