Wooley,Sheb Purple People Eater CD

You have a hell of a lot more fun if you're versatile,' reflects Sheb Wooley, and, if this is so, the multi-talented Wooley must have had much more than his fair share of good times during his fifty-year career. A singer and songwriter whose stylistic explorations have run the gamut from hillbilly and western swing to straight pop, rock 'n' roll and novelty. Wooley has also had a successful career as an actor and comedian. No matter what the genre, there is no denying Wooley's far-reaching talent. c He is probably best known for his novelty recordings, his 1958 #1 pop smash The Purple People Eater and the 1962 country hit That's My Pa, which was followed by a run of hits recorded under the name of his alter-ego Ben Colder that began with Don't Go Near The Eskimos. These companion CDs, 'The Purple People Eater' (BCD 16149) and 'Wild And Wooley, Big Unruly Me' (BCD 16150), jointly explore Sheb Wooley's middle period, the middle '50s through the 1960s, concentrating on novelty, pop and rock 'n' roll recordings and including 'The Purple People Eater' and 'Are You Satisfied' (BCD 16149) and lesser known, but no less interesting sides such as 'Recipe For Love' (BCD 16150), as well as several previously unissued recordings.

1. The Purple People Eater 2. Walkin' Guitar 3. Wild and Wooley, Big Unruly Me 4. Josie (Brown) 5. The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll 6. Honey I'm Lonesome (The Telegraph Song) 7. A King or a Clown 8. You Can Do It 9. Purple People Eater #2 10. Hyoom 11. I Found Me An Angel 12. Pygmy Love 13. Mirage 14. Do I Remember 15. Running with the Night Crowd 16. The Taste of Ashes 17. Let the Big Wing Blow 18. Santa Claus Meets the Purple People Eater 19. Crazy Butterfly 20. Skin Tight, Pin Stripped, Purple Pedal Pushers 21. The Who Who Wallidinks 22. Star of Love 23. Never Look Down 24. Reach for the Moon 25. Sixteen Violins 26. Monkey Jive 27. The Chase 28. Luke the Spook 29. I Can't Believe You're Mine 30. Google Eye 31. Are You Satisfied