Sheb Wooley Overview:

Character actor, Sheb Wooley, was born Shelby F. Wooley on Apr 10, 1921 in Erick, OK. Wooley died at the age of 82 on Sep 16, 2003 in Nashville, TN .

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He got the idea for his hit song, Purple People Eater, when a friend of his mentioned that his young son came home from elementary school with a joke he had heard: "What has one eye, one horn, flies and eats people?" "A one-eyed, one-horned flying people eater!".

Awarded Comedian of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1968.

In 1969 Wooley was one of the original members of the cast of "Hee Haw" (1969), the-long running country slapstick series. He also wrote the familiar theme song. He left the show after only filming 13 episodes due to other professional demands. He returned from time to time as a guest.

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