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Sheb Wooley is the voice of the 'Wilhelm Scream' as used in countless beloved classics, from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises to the likes of Toy Story, Reservoir Dogs, Beauty and the Beast ... the list goes on and on.
Among pop culture scholars, Sheb Wooley is best remembered for his late-'50s rock & roll/comedy hit "Purple People Eater," which sold over three million copies. But among country music afficianados, especially fans of cowboy songs, Sheb Wooley is the real article, or as near as one gets to it in modern times. A rodeo rider from the time that he was a boy, he was making a living on the circuit ...
Sheb Wooley’s ‘The Purple People Eater’ took advantage of a unique recording trick, and became one of the best novelty songs of the 1950s.
SHEB WOOLEY went to Hollywood with the aim of becoming a singing cowboy, but by the early Fifties the fashion had passed. Wooley did make his mark on the decade, however, playing one of the villains in High Noon and the scout Pete Nolan in the hit western television series Rawhide. But his biggest success was Purple People Eater, an annoyingly catchy novelty song, which he wrote, recorded and ...
Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley ( – ) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater" [1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School and ...