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Listen to Purple People Eater (Remastered) by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

Purple People Eater (Remastered)Sheb Wooley

Listen to The Purple People Eater (Rerecorded) by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Purple People Eater (Rerecorded)Sheb Wooley

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The Who Who WallidinksSheb Wooley

Listen to The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Birth Of Rock 'N' RollSheb Wooley

Listen to That's My Pa (Re-Recorded) by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

That's My Pa (Re-Recorded)Sheb Wooley

Listen to Wild And Wooley, Big Unruly Me by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

Wild And Wooley, Big Unruly MeSheb Wooley

Listen to Buildin' a Railroad by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

Buildin' a RailroadSheb Wooley

Listen to The Doo Hickey Song by Ben Colder & Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Doo Hickey SongBen Colder & Sheb Wooley

Listen to You Can Do It by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

You Can Do ItSheb Wooley

Listen to Folsom Prison Blues (Re-Recorded) by Sheb Wooley, see lyrics, music video & more!

Folsom Prison Blues (Re-Recorded)Sheb Wooley

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Listen to The Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley

ALBUMThe Purple People EaterSheb Wooley

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ALBUMWild & WooleyBen Colder & Sheb Wooley

Listen to Tales of How the West Was Won by Sheb Wooley

ALBUMTales of How the West Was WonSheb Wooley

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The Purple People Eater

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The Purple People Eater (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 27, 1958)

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About Sheb Wooley

Hometown

Erick, OK, United States

Born

April 10, 1921

Genre

Country

Country singer and film star Sheb Wooley moved to Los Angeles in 1949, where he signed with MGM Records and made his first movie appearance in ROCKY MOUNTAIN alongside Errol Flynn. Wooley subsequently appeared in over 30 films, including memorable appearances in the classic westerns HIGH NOON and GIANT. In 1958, his novelty song "The Purple People Eater" became a chart topping million-seller. Wooley first appeared in the US country charts in 1962 with another novelty number, "That’s My Pa." He also charted, albeit as his drunken alter ego Ben Colder, with humorous parodies of pop/country hits. Wooley passed away in 2003.