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Sheb Wooley

1921 - 2003

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Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs including the 1958 hit rock and roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater" and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheb Wooley has received more than 1,507,768 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sheb Wooley is the 1,725th most popular singer, the 9,354th most popular biography from United States and the 467th most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sheb Wooley ranks 1,725 out of 3,528. Before him are Darren Hayes, Rosalía, Bruce Hornsby, Nikka Costa, Mississippi Fred McDowell, and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. After him are Asaf Avidan, Fat Joe, Sarit Hadad, Fontella Bass, Marco Borsato, and Bappi Lahiri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Sheb Wooley ranks 368. Before him are Gene Saks, Lennart Strand, Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, Gordon Thomas, and Walter Kaufmann. After him are Patricia Wrightson, Cliff Bourland, François Picard, Brian Moore, Kurt Marti, and Johnny Otis. Among people deceased in 2003, Sheb Wooley ranks 276. Before him are Curt Hennig, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Maurice Kouandété, Karen Morley, Anne Gwynne, and Wolfgang Peters. After him are Gene Anthony Ray, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Janice Rule, Ottorino Volonterio, Lou Harrison, and Izzat Ghazzawi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 9,354 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Colson (1931), Tom Harrell (1946), Natalie Talmadge (1896), Patrick Leonard (1956), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), and Bitty Schram (1968). After him are Emmett Toppino (1909), Sheldon Leonard (1907), Fat Joe (1970), Willie Steele (1923), Percy Heath (1923), and Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sheb Wooley ranks 467. Before him are Ne-Yo (1979), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Jessi (1988), George Fisher (1970), Bruce Hornsby (1954), and Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906). After him are Fat Joe (1970), Fontella Bass (1940), Roky Erickson (1947), Jonathan Richman (1951), Eddie Money (1949), and Johnnie Ray (1927).

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