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Sheb Wooley

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Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty hit "Purple People Eater". Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma and grew up on a farm. He learned how to ride horses at a young age, and was working cowboy and rodeo rider. He also played in a country-western band. During WWII, Wooley was turned down for service because of his rodeo injuries. He worked in the oil industry and as a welder.

Top songs

  1. The Purple People Eater
  2. Purple People Eater
  3. The Purple People Eater - Rerecorded
  4. The Purple People Eater (Rerecorded)
  5. Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater
  6. Purple People Eater (Remastered)
  7. That's My Pa
  8. Running With The Night Crowd
  9. Flying Purple People Eater
  10. The Love-In
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  1. Santa And The Purple People Eater
  2. Rawhide
  3. Walkin' Guitar
  4. Mother Tucker's Double Clutcher's Trucker Line
  5. Blue Guitar
  6. Hoot Owl Boogie
  7. Josie (Brown)
  8. Wild and Wooley, Big Unruly Me
  9. Oklahoma Honky Tonk Gal
  10. Luke The Spook
  11. Gotta Pull up Stakes (And Move on West)
  12. The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll
  13. Honey I'm Lonesome (The Telegraph Song)
  14. A king or a clown
  15. Mule Boogie
  16. Skin Tight, Pin Stripped, Purple Pedal Pushers
  17. Never Look Down
  18. I Found Me an Angel
  19. Mirage
  20. I Can't Believe You're Mine
  21. Pygmy Love
  22. You Can Do It
  23. Crazy Butterfly
  24. Monkey Jive
  25. The taste of ashes
  26. One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater
  27. Hyoom
  28. Do I Remember
  29. Let the Big Wind Blow
  30. Reach for the Moon
  31. Are You Satisfied
  32. The Chase
  33. Google Eye
  34. Fifteen Beers Ago
  35. your papa aint steppin anymore
  36. Star Of Love
  37. Hill Billy Mambo
  38. Purple People Eater (1958)
  39. Your Papa Ain't Steppin' Anymore
  40. The Purple People Eater (Re-Recorded)
  41. Texas Tango
  42. Skin Tight, Pin Striped, Purple Pedal Pushers
  43. Purple People Eater, No. 2
  44. You Never Can Tell
  45. The who who Wallidinks
  46. The Purple People Eater #2
  47. Sixteen Violins
  48. Cheap Hotel
  49. How the West Was Won
  50. D-I-V-O-R-C-E #2
  51. I Flipped
  52. Hello Walls #2
  53. Oklahoma Honky Tonk Girl
  54. Are You Satisfied?
  55. High Lonesome
  56. One-Eyed, One-Horned, Flying Purple People Eater
  57. Goodbye Texas, Hello Tennessee
  58. Texas Rose
  59. The Purple People Eater (Remastered)
  60. Rosie's the Queen of California
  61. Runnin' Bare
  62. Love Is A Fever
  63. Indian Maiden
  64. Purple People Eater (Re-Recorded)
  65. That’s My Pa
  66. The Wayward Wind
  67. White Lightnin'
  68. Tie A Tiger Down
  69. The Purple Eater
  70. Humdinger
  71. Purple People Eater #2 (Ben Colder)
  72. Make 'Em Laugh
  73. Born to be a Trucker
  74. Down in the Toolies
  75. country kisses
  76. The Purple People Eater Meets the Witchdoctor
  77. Truckin' Son's of Mitch's
  78. Tom, the Boogie Woogie Tom Cat
  79. 38-24-35
  80. Trucker's Lament; I Just Don't Look Good Naked Anymore
  81. A Cowboy Ought to Be Single
  82. Blue Guitar - Remastered
  83. Santa & The Purple People Eater
  84. Purple People Eater #2
  85. The Legend Of Echo Mountain
  86. Silver Target
  87. One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater
  88. Sweet Chile
  89. The Lonely Man
  90. Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)

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