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 Sheb
Wooley was the genuine article:
cowhand, rodeo rider, country
and western singer, hollywood
actor, writer, and comedian.
Wooley was born in Erick, Oklahoma,
and was reared on a farm. He
learned how to ride horses at
a young age, and was a working
cowboy and rodeo rider. He also
played in a country-western
band. During World War II, Wooley
was turned down for service
because of his rodeo injuries.
He worked in the oil industry
and as a welder. In 1946, he
moved to Fort Worth, Texas and
became a country and western
musician.
Wooley appeared in dozens of
western films from the 1950s
through 1970s, most notably
High Noon. In 1954, he played
outlaw Jim Younger in the syndicated
western series Stories of the
Century.
Wooley appeared too in the
films The Outlaw Josey Wales
and Giant. He co-starred as
Pete Nolan in the CBS western
Rawhide (1959-1966) with Eric
Fleming, Clint Eastwood, and
Paul Brinegar.
In the late 1950s, he embarked
on a recording career, and recorded
the song that made him famous.
Wooley followed up "People
Eater" with a series of
lesser-known novelty hits. Wooley
also wrote the theme song for
the long-running television
show Hee Haw.
Read
the official biography of Sheb
Wooley
Learn
about his comedic alter-ego,
Ben Colder
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