Sheb Wooley

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 single "The Purple People Eater" 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 assistant coach in the 1986 film Hoosiers; Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who provided the Wilhelm scream and all of the other stock sound effects for Thomas J. Valentino's Major Records during the 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 10, 1921 (Erick), Died September 16, 2003 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	E1VB-2003	10-in.	4/17/1951	Country kisses	Oklahoma Wranglers ; Guy Willis	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer
Victor	D7VB-1840	10-in.	10/30/1947	Peepin' through the keyhole (watching Jole Blon)	Riders of the Rio Grande ; Johnny Tyler	Male vocal solo, with string band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wooley, Sheb," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/358107.

Wooley, Sheb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/358107.

"Wooley, Sheb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.