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Sheb Wooley

1921 - 2003

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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; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales; and scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sheb Wooley is the 2,013th most popular singer (up from 2,049th in 2019), the 11,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,966th in 2019) and the 552nd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Sheb Wooley ranks 2,013 out of 4,381. Before him are Doc Pomus, Valeriya, Damien Rice, Patty Smyth, Bruce Hornsby, and Rim Banna. After him are Howard Jones, Liv Kristine, Rita Ora, Sergej Ćetković, Leroy Carr, and Big Pun.

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Among people born in 1921, Sheb Wooley ranks 425. Before him are Nelson Riddle, Günther Bechem, Phạm Duy, Gilbert Stork, Muriel Pavlow, and Víctor Balaguer. After him are Kathleen Byron, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Joe Fulks, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Erwin Hahn, and Gene Saks. Among people deceased in 2003, Sheb Wooley ranks 338. Before him are Jan-Just Bos, Éva Janikovszky, Robert Detweiler, Robert John Braidwood, Lou Harrison, and C. Douglas Dillon. After him are Karen Morley, Sultan Rakhmanov, Rajko Žižić, Trevor Goddard, Dezső Lemhényi, and Georgi Vladimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 11,034 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Albertson (1909), Shelley Berman (1925), James Shaffer (1970), Siobhan Fallon Hogan (1961), Mike Vogel (1979), and Harvey Kurtzman (1924). After him are Benny Brown (1953), Neil Burger (1963), Roger Bart (1962), Carl Knowles (1910), Jack Casady (1944), and Kim Delaney (1961).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 552. Before him are Nelson Eddy (1901), Ernestine Anderson (1928), Benji Madden (1979), Doc Pomus (1925), Patty Smyth (1957), and Bruce Hornsby (1954). After him are Howard Jones (1970), Leroy Carr (1905), Big Pun (1971), Mark Murphy (1932), Anita Baker (1958), and Little Willie John (1937).

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