Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an interview with Songfacts, Silverstein's nephew Mitch Meyers said his uncle was inspired by musicians. "I think that he was ...

Silverstein wrote dozens of songs for artists such as Loretta Lynn, Waylon Jennings, and Judy Collins, according to American Songwriter. He also wrote the hit “A Boy Named Sue” for Johnny Cash, per ...