# Sheb Wooley
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Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American actor and singer. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 novelty song "The Purple People Eater" and under the name Ben Colder the #6 country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2".
30 Has the Novelty Worn Off?
The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.
And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.
Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.
The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.
A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo regi…
30 Novelty Offcuts #Twa
Too much novelty for one episode. Join us for more of the same but different.
Here are all of the links again:
Figaro On Chicken!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZeHHMlkJM
Paranoid Chickens!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9T9sV7vkDI&list=PLD4ysfbunw2GlzCIPnhgX68xCFbQS12bt&index=3
Depressing Hap…
E30 BANNED Novelty Offcuts
Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/6zpszd6youuelgx4ktmvb/AHndxqFmzj-9RUCBIu-ZcP8?rlkey=kwygiogr5fwsnb007a4ahke6y&dl=0The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.
And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.
Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.
The wi…
30 Has the Novelty Worn Off?
The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.
And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.
Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.
The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.
A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo regi…
30 Novelty Offcuts
The Gentlemen explore novelty songs across the decades.
And would you believe, Max and 99 have trouble in a phone booth.
Offcuts supplied for the dedicated listener.
The wine details: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2024.
A popular dry, red Italian wine made from the Montepulciano grape in the Abruzzo regi…
April 10-Siblings day, Col. Potter, The Rifleman, The Spinners, Steven Seagal, Stray Cats, Haley Joel Osment
National Siblings day. Entertainment from 2015. Mt. Tambora erupted created year without a summer, Fastest wind speed ever measured, Safety pin invented. Todays birthdays - Harry Morgan, Sheb Wooley, Chuck Connors, Max Von Sydow, Omar Sharif, Bobby Smith, Steven Seagal, Brian Setzer, Orlando Jones,…
Novelty Song: The Purple People Eater
Welcome to the Novelty Songs series here on Rock and Roll Flashback! I'm Jumpin' John, and back in episode number 196 I discussed the 1958 novelty hit "Witch Doctor". In today's episode I will review another Novelty Song from 1958: "The Purple People Eater"! In discussing "The Purple People Eat…
The 100th Meridian Museum on Route 66: Where the West Begins in Erick, OK
Welcome to Erick, Oklahoma—the "Town of Legends" that packs more history and "cool factor" per square foot than almost anywhere else on the Mother Road.
In this episode of The Only in OK Show, we're stopping at the corner of Route 66 and Sheb Wooley Ave to explore the 100th Meridian Museum. Housed…
Sheb Wooley and Roger Miller
Two of Oklahoma’s most influential entertainers came from Erick, a small town located near the Texas border on Route 66. Sheb Wooley recorded a famous novelty song in 1958 and was the star of the TV series “Rawhide,” in addition to appearing in over 80 movies. Roger Miller became known as one of co…
The Fun Zone for 05/24/2026
Episode Notes
This weeks' show needs a trip to the salon for a haircut! Tune in for the hairiest comedy music around.
Hour 1:
The Cowsills - Hair
Jimmy Fallon & Bruce Springsteen - Whip My Hair
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Lousy Haircut (Extended Version)
SethDrums - VeggieTales - Hairbrush Song if it…
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