A Boy Named Sue
Johnny Cash
1969
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1969
Release: 1969Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected single uses the original San Quentin performance released in 1969. The February concert date is not used as a release date.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1969.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
A Boy Named Sue - official Johnny Cash catalog
The original 1969 single is identified as the live San Quentin performance, with its single artwork and chart history.
At San Quentin - official Johnny Cash album catalog
1969 live album includes A Boy Named Sue; the February concert date is separately identified as the recording session.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Based on Shel Silverstein's poem about a man confronting his father who gave him a girl's name
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1969.html, song-list position 40
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1969 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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