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Auburn Annie · 08-26-2006, 08:14 AM

Words and music by Shel Silverstein and Vince Matthews - also recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. No idea if they ever met but it wouldn't be a surprise if they had.

I know there was a real Susan who has since died (cancer maybe? Shel himself died of heart disease in 1999). I vaguely remember reading an article about her; she may have lived in Nashville. She did take in struggling musicians.

Funny how Gord can take another's song and make it sound so much like his own - careful selection of material, I guess.

08-26-2006, 08:14 AM	#2
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	Words and music by Shel Silverstein and Vince Matthews - also recorded by Hank Williams, Jr. No idea if they ever met but it wouldn't be a surprise if they had. I know there was a real Susan who has since died (cancer maybe? Shel himself died of heart disease in 1999). I vaguely remember reading an article about her; she may have lived in Nashville. She did take in struggling musicians. Funny how Gord can take another's song and make it sound so much like his own - careful selection of material, I guess.