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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 song "The Purple People Eater". He played Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon, played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television program Rawhide.
Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma, and was raised on a farm. He learned to ride horses at an early age, and was a working cowboy and rodeo rider. He also played in a country-western band. Wooley tried to enlist during World War II, but was turned down for military service because of his rodeo injuries. Instead, he worked in the oil industry and as a welder. In 1946, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and became a country and western musician. He moved to Hollywood in 1949.
Wooley appeared in dozens of western films from the 1950s through 1970s, most notably High Noon. In 1954, he played outlaw Jim Younger in the syndicated western series Stories of the Century. Wooley appeared five times as Carl in the syndicated western series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1955). He appeared in The Cisco Kid in the role of Bill Bronson. Wooley guest starred as Harry Runyon in the episode "The Unmasking" of the CBS western My Friend Flicka. In 1958 he played Baxter in the movie Terror in a Texas Town.
Sheb Wooley - "The Purple People Eater" ( Original Version )
Sheb Wooley - Hello Walls
THAT'S MY PA by SHEB WOOLEY
RUNNING BEAR BEN COLDER SHEB WOOLEY
ALMOST PERSUADED BEN COLDER SHEB WOOLEY
Sheb Wooley - Rawhide
Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater (1958)
Sheb Wooley aka Ben Colder ~ Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)
Sheb Wooley -- Only For You
Sheb Wooley - Luke The Spook
Actors: John Pickard (actor), Joseph Kane (actor), Paul Brinegar (actor), Joseph Kane (director), James Dobson (actor), Sheb Wooley (actor), Majel Barrett (actress), Verna Fields (editor), Skeeter Davis (actress), Sondra Rodgers (actress), Randy Boone (actor), Grandpa Jones (actor), Paul Crabtree (actor), Ed Livingston (actor), Paul Crabtree (writer),
Genres: Music,Well i saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn and one big eye
i commenced to shaken' and i said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple people eater to me
It was a one eyed one horned flyin' purple people eater
(one eyed one horned flying purple people eater)
a one eyed one horned flyin' purple people eater
sure looks strange to me (one eye?)
well he he came down to earth and he lit on a tree
i said a mister purple people eater, dont eat me
i heard him say in a voice so gruff
i wouldn't est you cuz your so tough
it was a one eyed one horned flyin' purple people eater
one eyed one horned flyin' purple people eater
one eyed one horned flyin' purple people eater
sure looked strange to me (one horn?)
i said mister purple people eater, whats your line
he said eaten purple people and it sure is fine
but thats not he reson that i came to land
i wanna get a job in a rock and roll band
well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple
people eater
piegon-toed, under growed,flyin' purple people eater
i like short shorts
flyin' purple people eater
sure looked strange to me (purple people?)
and then he went on his way, and then what do ya know
i saw him last night on a T.V. show
he was blowing it out really knockin'em dead
playing rock and roll music though the horn on his head
(clarinet solo)