Shel Silverstein Compilation

[LaurieBlue]

http://bluecat.leoweekly.com/2008/11/13/mmj-included-on-bobby-bare-jr-helmed-shel-silverstein-comp/

If you had a childhood, you'll remember Shel Silverstein's classic books "The Giving Tree," and "Where The Sidewalk Ends." Bobby Bare Jr. and his pops roped in a few friends, including My Morning Jacket, for a Tribute to Shel Silverstein, to be released on Sugar Hill Records in 2009. The rest of the acts are pretty awesome, too:
Emmylou Harris
Black Keys
George Jones & Ray Price
Allison Krauss
Band of Horses
Dr. Dog
Andrew Bird
Kris Kristofferson (backed by Silver Jews)

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I don't know much about him, but aren't some of his songs pretty dark and very non-childlike?  

And "The Giving Tree" is one of my favorite books of all-time, as I imagine it is for a lot of people.  

[BH]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet!

What a great list of contributors!

[Love Dogg]

I can't fucking wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What a cast!!!!!!!!!!

[Murph]

this is awesome....how can you not like Shel Silverstein?

[aMillionDreams]

There was another article that said MMJ was backing Bobby Bare Sr. on a track and that Bobby Bare Jr. may be doing "Daddy What If" with his daughter.


Oh yeah and I can't fucking wait either!!!

[aMillionDreams]

Here it is:

http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/09/11/kexp-video-of-the-week-bobby-bare-jr-doug-fir/

Bobby: My Morning Jacket covered a song called "Lullabys, Legends and Lies". They backed up my dad on a song called "The Golden Kiss."

Those of you not familiar with Shel's adult work, welcome to a weird, wild world.  This comp looks like it should be a great introduction. I'm a huge and BBJ fan so this is amazing.  They do the best tributes: The Band, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Shel Silverstein.  Damn.

[mjkoehler]

Here it is:

http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2008/09/11/kexp-video-of-the-week-bobby-bare-jr-doug-fir/

Bobby: My Morning Jacket covered a song called "Lullabys, Legends and Lies". They backed up my dad on a song called "The Golden Kiss."

Those of you not familiar with Shel's adult work, welcome to a weird, wild world.  This comp looks like it should be a great introduction. I'm a huge and BBJ fan so this is amazing.  They do the best tributes: The Band, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Shel Silverstein.  Damn.

Check out comedian/singer/songwriter Pat Dailey. He was good friends with Shel and some of the songs they did together are.....not safe for kids.

[tomEisenbraun]

Only person missing on this project is M. Ward, but I cannot wait to hear this.

[the_wizzard]

I once saw this at a used vinyl shop here in Portland.  It was cash only, and I had no dough.....still think about it from time to time.  Shel, well, one cannot deny that he liked the wacky side of life.



I am not sure how my child imagination would have blossomed without the permission from his poetry.  I love Shel Silverstein!

Magic
by Shel Silverstein

Sandra's seen a leprechaun
Eddie touched a troll
Laurie danced with witches once
Charlie found some goblins' gold
Donald heard a mermaid sing
Susy spied an elf
But all the magic I have known
I've had to make myself

[easy way]

I once saw this at a used vinyl shop here in Portland.  It was cash only, and I had no dough.....still think about it from time to time.  Shel, well, one cannot deny that he liked the wacky side of life.



I am not sure how my child imagination would have blossomed without the permission from his poetry.  I love Shel Silverstein!

Magic
by Shel Silverstein

Sandra's seen a leprechaun
Eddie touched a troll
Laurie danced with witches once
Charlie found some goblins' gold
Donald heard a mermaid sing
Susy spied an elf
But all the magic I have known
I've had to make myself

Ha! Nice find WIZ...

[Bigsky]

I can't wait!!!

On a different note...does anybody think Allison Krauss would every sing with the boys?

[aMillionDreams]

I can't wait!!!

On a different note...does anybody think Allison Krauss would every sing with the boys?

Not out of the realm of possibilities, but I suspect a collab with Emmylou is more likely.

Oh, and freakin at the freaker's ball is a GREAT album!