Shelby Fredrick 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;... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: The Purple People Eater - #2: That's My Pa - #3: Sweet Chile - #4: Are You Satisfied? - #5: Tie a Tiger Down| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1962 | That's My Pa and That's My Ma | 40 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 01/1962 | 40 | US 51 • US ctry ✫1 | MP3 | [MGM 13046] written by Sheb Wooley | |||
| 2. | 1964 | The Very Best | 3 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 07/1964 | 3 | US ctry 33 | MP3 | [MGM 13241] written by Sheb Wooley | |||
| 3. | 1968-1969 | Warm and Wooley | 7 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1968 | 5 | US ctry 22 | MP3 | [MGM 13938] written by Sheb Wooley | |||
| 2. | 01/1969 | 2 | US ctry 52 | MP3 | [MGM 14005] written by Sheb Wooley | |||
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