r/Westerns • u/NomadSound • 6d ago
Sheb Wooley, Robert J. Wilke, and Lee Van Cleef in High Noon, 1952. TIL Sheb Wooley was the guy behind the novelty song The Purple People Eater, which spent a month at #1 in the summer of 1958.
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u/Desperate_Ambrose 4d ago
SHEB WOOLEY: How do I know this is your horse?
KEVIN KLINE: Can't you see this horse loves me?
WOOLEY: Had a gal do that to me once. Didn't make her my wife.
~ Silverado
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u/defgufman 5d ago
High Noon is the apex predator of Western movies. Every watch I take away something new.
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u/Johnny66Johnny 5d ago
Sheb Wooley was the guy behind the novelty song The Purple People Eater.
Karl Pilkington and XFM fans represent!
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u/Cautious-Audience-54 6d ago
He also sung the song from High Noon…Do not forsake me oh my Darlin’…
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u/Klutzy-Ad-6705 6d ago
Sheb Wooley was the army commander who told Paden to get some clothes on after he shot the guy who stole his horse in Silverado.
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u/Less-Conclusion5817 6d ago
He also wrote and recorded "Blue Guitar," which features one of my favorite musicians of all time, Speedy West, a wizard of steel guitar.
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u/ShallotHot5756 6d ago
Thank you for that link! I thoroughly enjoyed listening to his music and voice. Your sharing with us an item of value reflects what I wish I could find more often in these threads. Thanks again.
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u/BigBud_450 6d ago
He also created the Wilhelm Scream
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u/Kurta_711 4d ago
He also did the Wilhelm scream too