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A Boy Named Sue

original song written, composed, and performed by Shel Silverstein; popularized by Johnny Cash
Music Composition Musical Work Composition Q300338

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition
Performer
Shel Silverstein, Johnny Cash[2][3]
Language of work or name
English[4]
Publication date
1968[5]
Composer
Shel Silverstein[1]
Different from
A Boy Named Sue[8]
Form of creative work
song[9]
Lyricist
Shel Silverstein[6]
Title
A Boy Named Sue[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en A boy named Sue en A Boy Named Sue en Boy named sue en Boy Named Sue fa پسری به نام سو ja スーという名の少年
🔖 Identifiers · 6
FantLab work ID
1486835
Freebase ID
/m/01ty_2
ISWC
T-070.880.910-2
MusicBrainz work ID
465320e9-f328-3e30-9967-074c01b4af95
SecondHandSongs work ID
31713
Yle topic ID
18-318576

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Performer 2
Johnny Cash, Shel Silverstein
← Mb:composer 2
Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein
Composer 1
Shel Silverstein
Different from 1
A Boy Named Sue
Form of creative work 1
song
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Shel Silverstein
Named after 1
A Boy Named Sue
← Different from 1
A Boy Named Sue
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Cultural Impact

Things named for A Boy Named Sue include it[10], a film[11], directed by Julie Wyman[12].

Why It Matters

Entities named for A Boy Named Sue include it[10], a film[11], directed by Julie Wyman[12].

Related Entities

Johnny Cash Shel Silverstein

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23h ago · KrBot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISWC → T-070.880.910-2
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T-070.880.910-2, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
  2. 27w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Shel Silverstein, Johnny Cash
    Form of creative work → song
    Publication date → 1968
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T0708809102, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
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