NASHVILLE (AP) — Sheb Wooley, a veteran actor in westerns like "High Noon" who also recorded the No. 1 pop ditty "Purple People Eater," has died, his wife said. He was 82. Wooley suffered from ...

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If you were alive at any point in the 20th century and love some good ol’ campy comedic rock and roll music, you’ve definitely heard “The Purple People Eater” from 1958. And, surprisingly enough, the ...

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. ? Sheb Wooley, a veteran actor in westerns like ?High Noon? who also recorded the No. 1 pop ditty ?Purple People Eater,? has died, his wife said. He was 82.Wooley ...

AP Photo NY125 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sheb Wooley, a veteran actor in westerns like "High Noon" who also recorded the No. 1 pop ditty "Purple People Eater," has died, his wife said. He was 82. Wooley ...

NASHVILLE, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Actor, singer, musician, comedian Sheb Wooley whoose career spanned 7 decades in Hollywood and Nashville died Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., of leukemia. He was 82. His last ...

Sheb Wooley, who menaced Gary Cooper in “High Noon,” played the trail scout on TV’s “Rawhide” and scored one of the biggest novelty recording hits of the 1950s with “The Purple People Eater,” has died ...

Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sheb Wooley, a veteran actor in westerns like "High Noon" who also recorded the No. 1 pop ditty "Purple People Eater," has died, his wife said. He was 82. Wooley suffered from ...