satirist silverstein

Shel Silverstein was one of those rare "multi-threat" artists -- composer, singer, cartoonist, illustrator, author -- with popular successes in all of those areas. Born in Chicago in 1930, Sheldon Alan Silverstein first attracted notice during his army service, in Japan and Korea, when he became a cartoonist for the U.S. Army publication Stars & Stripes. After returning to civilian life, he made a part of his living selling hot dogs at Chicago's two ballparks, and, according to a 1961 publisher's biography, set a record for the number of hot dogs sold at Thursday night games. He also began ... Born: Sep 25, 1930 in Chicago, IL
Died: May 1, 1999 in Key West, FL
Genre: Folk
Styles: Children's Folk, Musical Comedy, Novelty Songs, Outlaw Country, Progressive Country, Contemporary Folk, Poetry, Other, Vocal, Children, Comedy, Country
Biography: Shel Silverstein was one of those rare "multi-threat" artists -- composer, singer, cartoonist, illustrator, author -- with popular successes in all of those areas. Born in Chicago in 1930, Sheldon Alan Silverstein first attracted notice during his army service, in Japan and Korea, when he became a cartoonist ...Read full biography