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Sheb Wooley

real name Shelby Fredrick Wooley

Erick, United States · 1921-04-10 – 2003-09-16

Sheb Wooley is credited on 779 releases across 251 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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779

Credits

251

Albums

8

Decades active

58

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Born: April 10 1921, Erick, Oklahoma, USA
Died: September 16, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
American actor and Country singer. Presumed to be the voice actor that performed the original 'Wilhelm scream' (opens in a new tab). 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". He portrayed Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller, in the film High Noon; played Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales; and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide.

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Credited work

779 releases · 251 albums · active 1950–2023

  • Performance · 985
  • Other credits · 18
  • Production · 2

Studios: Studio A · Horseshoe Tavern · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · RCA Studios, Toronto

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