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3 days ago · The technique was also imitated by other recording artist such as Sheb Wooley in "The Purple People Eater", and The Big Bopper, who parodied both songs on "The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor", which was originally released as a single, but it was its flip-side "Chantilly Lace" that became the hit.
Jul 3, 2024 · Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American 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 ...
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Jul 3, 2024 · Three of the original cast members from the movie, Louis Jean Heydt, Sheb Wooley, and Slim Pickens, were transplanted directly into the subsequent TV show's pilot, "Brannigan's Boots," playing their roles from the movie; the first episode of Sugarfoot follows the film's script fairly faithfully.
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Jul 11, 2024 · Sheb Wooley is the Cavalry Sergeant, a seasoned military man who crosses paths with the main group during their journey.
3 days ago · James Rupert Jacob Murdoch (born 13 December 1972) is a British-American businessman. [1] . He is the younger son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the former chief executive officer (CEO) of 21st Century Fox from 2015 to 2019. [2]
1 day ago · Sheb Wooley (b 1921) started out his career as an actor in Westerns, including 'High Noon'. Whilst he did write a number of other novelty songs, 'Purple People Eater' was his most enduring hit. 'Weird Al' Yankovic gave us a number of classic novelty/parody songs, including 'Eat It'.
Jul 6, 2024 · Sheb Wooley wrote and sang "The Purple People Eater," a novelty song that topped the Billboard pop charts from June 9 to July 14, 1958. While the creature's full description is "a one-eyed, flying, purple people eater," the lyrics make it clear that this is a purple-eating monster.
