<P> `` A Boy Named Sue '' is a song written by Shel Silverstein , made popular by Johnny Cash . He recorded the song live at California 's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24 , 1969 . Cash also performed the song ( with comical variations on the original performance ) in December 1969 at Madison Square Garden . The song became Cash 's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his only top ten single there , spending three weeks at No. 2 in 1969 , held out of the top spot by `` Honky Tonk Women '' by The Rolling Stones . The track also topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts that same year and was certified Gold on August 14 , 1969 , by the RIAA . </P>
<P> `` A Boy Named Sue '' is a song written by Shel Silverstein , made popular by Johnny Cash . He recorded the song live at California 's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24 , 1969 . Cash also performed the song ( with comical variations on the original performance ) in December 1969 at Madison Square Garden . The song became Cash 's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his only top ten single there , spending three weeks at No. 2 in 1969 , held out of the top spot by `` Honky Tonk Women '' by The Rolling Stones . The track also topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts that same year and was certified Gold on August 14 , 1969 , by the RIAA . </P>
who wrote johnny cash 's song a boy named sue
who wrote johnny cash 's song a boy named sue
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein