Sheb WooleyShelby F. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 - September 17, 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. In 1946, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas and became a country and western musician. Wooley appeared in dozens of western films from the 1950s through 1970s, most notably High Noon. He also appeared in The Outlaw Josey Wales and Giant. He also co-starred as Pete in the TV Western Rawhide. In the late 1950s, he embarked on a recording career, and recorded the song that made him famous. Wooley followed up "People Eater" with a series of lesser-known novelty hits. Wooley also wrote the theme song for the long-running television show "Hee Haw". He was a regular on Hee Haw as the drunken country songwriter Ben Colder. The Colder persona became popular and he released music and performed under that name as well as his own. Wooley continued occasional television and film appearances through the 1990s. In 1996 he was diagnosed with leukemia, and succumbed to the disease at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Sheb Wooley is buried in Hendersonville Memory Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee. This page about Sheb Wooley includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Sheb Wooley News stories about Sheb Wooley External links for Sheb Wooley Videos for Sheb Wooley Wikis about Sheb Wooley Discussion Groups about Sheb Wooley Blogs about Sheb Wooley Images of Sheb Wooley |
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Sheb Wooley is buried in Hendersonville Memory Gardens in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Some of the most common and popular Halloween costumes are:. In 1996 he was diagnosed with leukemia, and succumbed to the disease at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Popular monsters of legend or fiction are regular themes for Halloween costumes, as are pop culture figures like presidents, film or television characters. Wooley continued occasional television and film appearances through the 1990s. What sets Halloween costumes apart from costumes for other celebrations or days of dressing up is that they are often designed to be gruesome or scary. The Colder persona became popular and he released music and performed under that name as well as his own. Because of this, popular costumes are often mass manufactured and sold in specialty stores. He was a regular on Hee Haw as the drunken country songwriter Ben Colder. Halloween is a modern day holiday (spun off of the Gaelic/Druidic/Pagan holiday of All Souls Eve (see Day of the Dead).) Originally a day to remember the dead by celebrating the darker and more gruesome side of human existence, celebrants would dress as their deceased relatives. It has now become a very commercialized celebration. Wooley also wrote the theme song for the long-running television show "Hee Haw". Halloween costumes are outfits worn on October 31st, the day of Halloween. Wooley followed up "People Eater" with a series of lesser-known novelty hits. Witch. In the late 1950s, he embarked on a recording career, and recorded the song that made him famous. Frankenstein's Monster. He also co-starred as Pete in the TV Western Rawhide. Vampire. He also appeared in The Outlaw Josey Wales and Giant. Ghost. Wooley appeared in dozens of western films from the 1950s through 1970s, most notably High Noon. In 1946, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas and became a country and western musician. He worked in the oil industry and as a welder. During WWII, Wooley was turned down for service because of his rodeo injuries. He also played in a country-western band. He learned how to ride horses at a young age, and was working cowboy and rodeo rider. Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma and grew up on a farm. "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 - September 17, 2003) was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty hit "Purple People Eater". Shelby F. |