Sheb Wooley

Aliases: Ben Colder
Big Ben Colder
Real name: Shelby F. Wooley
Born: April 21, 1921
Died: September 16, 2003
Country: United States
IPI: 00006481010 1 work
00033216520 21 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Sheb Wooley was a singer/songwriter/actor from Oklahoma. He appeared in major films including "High Noon" with Cary Cooper and "Giant" with James Dean.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Are You Satisfied	Sheb Wooley	November 1955	(13 artists)
Blue Guitar	Sheb Wooley	March 1954	(3 artists)
Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight	Sheb Wooley	February 1954	(2 artists)
Google Eye REL	Sheb Wooley	April 1962	(11 artists) Originally by John D. Loudermilk REC
It Takes a Heap of Livin' (To Make a House a Home)	Sheb Wooley	August 1955	Walter Brennan
Laughin' the Blues	Sheb Wooley	March 1962	Zelenáči
Meet Mr. Lonely	Sheb Wooley	November 1961	Ingerlind - Orchester Hagen Galatis
Roughneck	Sheb Wooley	December 1959	Johnny Cash with The Carter Family
Sweet Chile	Sheb Wooley - Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Gus Levene	April 1959	(2 artists)
The Lonely Man	Sheb Wooley with Orchestra conducted by Billy Liebert	September 1956	Johnny Western
The Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley	May 1958	(40 artists)

Covers by Sheb Wooley

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Ain't It Funny How Wine Slips Away	Ben Colder	August 1967	Billy Walker
Almost Persuaded #2	Ben Colder	September 1966	David Houston [US1]
Ballad of a Mean Ole Queen	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
Big Sweet John	Ben Colder	July 1969	Jimmy Dean
Busted #2	Ben Colder	August 1967	Johnny Cash with The Carter Family REL, Burl Ives REC
Detroit City No. 2	Ben Colder	October 1963	Billy Grammer
Devil Woman No. 2	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Marty Robbins
D-I-V-O-R-C-E No. 2	Ben Colder	July 1969	Tammy Wynette Covered by Billy Connolly
Don't Go Near the Eskimos	Ben Colder	November 1962	Rex Allen with The Merry Melody Singers
Don't Take Your Cash to Town, John	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Johnny Cash
Don't Worry 'Bout Me No. 2	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Marty Robbins
Fifteen Beers Ago	Ben Colder	January 1971	Conway Twitty
Folsom Prison Blues #1½	Ben Colder	September 1968	Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
Foolish Questions	Ben Colder	July 1969	Jefferson De Angelis PRF, Billy Murray REC,REL
Games People Play	Big Ben Colder	1970	Joe South
Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)	Ben Colder	September 1968	Bobbi Martin
Hello Wall No. 2	Ben Colder	January 1963	Faron Young
His Lincoln's Parked at Margie's Again	Ben Colder	June 1969	Bobby Bare
How the West Was Won	Sheb Wooley	June 1963	Ken Darby & Alfred Newman and The MGM Studio Orchestra
If I Were a Carpenter	Big Ben Colder	1970	Bobby Darin REL, Tim Hardin REC
I Love Your Pizza	Ben Colder	November 1966	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet, Homer & Jethro
I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes	Ben Colder	November 1966	Vernon Dalhart, Carter Family
Is Anybody Going to San Antone	Big Ben Colder	1970	Bake Turner REC, Charley Pride REL
It's Flying Time	Ben Colder	December 1968	Buck Owens
It's Such a Pretty World Tonight	Ben Colder	December 1968	Wynn Stewart
I Walk the Line No. 2	Ben Colder	May 1963	Johnny Cash and Tennessee Two
I Wish I'd Stayed in Bed	Ben Colder	November 1966	Jiggles & The Zanies
Little Bit Late	Big Ben Colder	1970	The Lewie Wickham Trio
Little Bitty Steer	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Ray Sanders with The Anita Kerr Singers
Little Green Apples #2	Ben Colder	December 1968	Roger Miller [US-OK]
Make the World Go Away No. 2	Ben Colder	January 1966	Timi Yuro REL, Ray Price REC
May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Snoot	Ben Colder	January 1966	"Little" Jimmy Dickens
Mule Boogie	Sheb Wooley	May 1950	Jim Boyd and His Men of the West
Once More with Feeling	Big Ben Colder	1970	Jerry Lee Lewis
Release Me No. 2	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Eddie Miller and His Oklahomans
Ring of ̶F̶i̶r̶e̶ Smoke	Ben Colder	October 1963	Anita Carter
Rosie's Garden	Ben Colder	1972	Billy Joe Royal
Ruby Please Bring Your Love to Town	Ben Colder	July 1969	Waylon Jennings REC, Mel Tillis REL
Runnin Bare	Ben Colder	1972	Johnny Preston, Jim Nesbitt
She Called Me Baby	Sheb Wooley	January 1964	Harlan Howard
Shudders and Screams	Ben Colder	January 1963	Jerry Wallace
Talk Back Blubberin' Lips	Ben Colder	November 1963	Ernest Ashworth
Tennessee Bird Talk	Ben Colder	1970	Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan
The Carroll County Accident No. 2	Ben Colder	June 1969	Porter Wagoner
The Green, Green Grass of Home #2	Ben Colder	August 1967	Johnny Darrell Covered by Stompin' Tom Connors
The Purple People Eater #2	Ben Colder	July 1967	Sheb Wooley
There Goes My Everything #2	Ben Colder	August 1967	Ferlin Husky
Walkin' the Floor over You No. 2	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	Ernest Tubb
Welfare Cadilac	Big Ben Colder	1970	Guy Drake
You're a Real Good Friend	Ben Colder	December 1968	Red Foley - Ernest Tubb

Songs written by Sheb Wooley

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Are You Satisfied	Sheb Wooley, Homer Escamilla	Sheb Wooley	July 19, 1955	Covered by (13 artists)
Blue Guitar	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	December 23, 1953	Covered by (3 artists)
Don't Stop Kissing Me Goodnight	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	February 1954	Covered by (2 artists)
I Heard About You	Sheb Wooley	Bud Hobbs with His Trail Herders	1948	Covered by Rockin' Bonnie & The Rot Gut Shots
I Never Had the One I Wanted	Sheb Wooley, Claude Gray, Jimmy Louis	Claude Gray	August 29, 1966	Covered by (4 artists)
It Takes a Heap of Livin' (To Make a House a Home)	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	July 19, 1955	Covered by Walter Brennan
Laughin' the Blues	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	March 1962	Covered by Zelenáči
Mean Woman with Green Eyes	Sheb Wooley	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	January 23, 1950	Covered by (5 artists)
Meet Mr. Lonely	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	November 1961	Covered by Ingerlind - Orchester Hagen Galatis
Roughneck	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	November 9, 1959	Covered by Johnny Cash with The Carter Family
Sweet Chile	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley - Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Gus Levene	March 5, 1959	Covered by (2 artists)
The Lonely Man	Sheb Wooley, Fred McKean	Sheb Wooley with Orchestra conducted by Billy Liebert	July 18, 1956	Covered by Johnny Western
The Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley	Sheb Wooley	May 1958	Covered by (40 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Ain't It Funny How Wine Slips Away	Sheb Wooley	Funny How Time Slips Away	Ben Colder
Ballad of a Mean Ole Queen	Sheb Wooley	Ballad of a Teenage Queen	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
Busted #2	Sheb Wooley	Busted	Ben Colder
Detroit City No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Detroit City	Ben Colder
Devil Woman No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Devil Woman	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
D-I-V-O-R-C-E No. 2	Sheb Wooley	D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Ben Colder	Covered by Billy Connolly
Don't Go Near the Eskimos	Sheb Wooley	Don't Go Near the Indians	Ben Colder
Don't Take Your Cash to Town, John	Sheb Wooley	Don't Take Your Guns to Town	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
Don't Worry 'Bout Me No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Don't Worry	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
Fifteen Beers Ago	Sheb Wooley	Fifteen Years Ago	Ben Colder
Green Green Grass of Home #2	Sheb Wooley	Green Green Grass of Home	Ben Colder	Covered by Stompin' Tom Connors
Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)	Sheb Wooley, Jack Clement	Harper Valley P.T.A.	Ben Colder
Hello Wall Number 2	Sheb Wooley	Hello Walls	Ben Colder
It's Flying Time	Sheb Wooley	Cryin' Time	Ben Colder
It's Such a Pretty World Tonight	Sheb Wooley	It's Such a Pretty World Today	Ben Colder
I Walk the Line No. 2	Sheb Wooley	I Walk the Line	Ben Colder
Little Bitty Steer	Sheb Wooley	A Little Bitty Tear	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
Little Green Apples #2	Sheb Wooley	Little Green Apples	Ben Colder
Make the World Go Away No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Make the World Go Away	Ben Colder
May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Snoot	Sheb Wooley	May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose	Ben Colder
Release Me No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley
Ring of ̶F̶i̶r̶e̶ Smoke	Sheb Wooley	Love's Ring of Fire	Ben Colder
Rosie's Garden	Sheb Wooley	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	Ben Colder
Ruby, Please Bring Your Love to Town	Sheb Wooley	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town	Ben Colder
Shudders and Screams	Sheb Wooley	Shutters and Boards	Ben Colder
Talk Back Blubberin' Lips	Sheb Wooley	Talk Back Trembling Lips	Ben Colder
Tennessee Bird Talk	Sheb Wooley	Tennessee Bird Walk	Ben Colder
The Purple People Eater #2	Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	Ben Colder
Walkin' the Floor over You No. 2	Sheb Wooley	Walking the Floor over You	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Big Ben Strikes Again	Ben Colder	November 1966	MGM
Harper Valley P.T.A.	Ben Colder	December 1968	MGM
Have One On	Ben Colder	July 1969	MGM
Spoofing the Big Ones!	Ben Colder as played by Sheb Wooley	May 1963	MGM
Tales of How the West Was Won	Sheb Wooley	June 1963	MGM
That's My Pa and That's My Ma	Sheb Wooley	April 1962	MGM
Warming Up to Colder	Ben Colder	1972	MGM
Wild Again	Big Ben Colder	1970	MGM
Wine Women & Song	Ben Colder	August 1967	MGM

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Almost Persuaded #2	Ben Colder	September 1966	MGM
Are You Satisfied	Sheb Wooley	November 1955	MGM
Detroit City No. 2	Ben Colder	October 1963	MGM
Don't Go Near the Eskimos	Ben Colder	November 1962	MGM
Fifteen Beers Ago	Ben Colder	January 1971	MGM
First Day of School	Sheb Wooley with Orchestra conducted by Billy Liebert	September 1956	MGM
Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)	Ben Colder	September 1968	MGM
Hello Wall No. 2	Ben Colder	January 1963	MGM
It's Almost Time	Sheb Wooley	December 1959	MGM
It Takes a Heap of Livin' (To Make a House a Home)	Sheb Wooley	August 1955	MGM
I Walk the Line No. 2	Ben Colder	November 1963	MGM
Knew I Had Lost	Sheb Wooley	February 1954	MGM
Laughin' the Blues	Sheb Wooley	March 1962	MGM
May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Snoot	Ben Colder	January 1966	MGM
Mule Boogie	Sheb Wooley	May 1950	MGM
Panama Pete	Sheb Wooley	March 1954	MGM
Ruby Please Bring Your Love to Town	Ben Colder	August 1969	MGM
She Called Me Baby	Sheb Wooley	January 1964	MGM
Sweet Chile	Sheb Wooley - Orchestra and Chorus under the direction of Gus Levene	April 1959	MGM
That's My Pa	Sheb Wooley	November 1961	MGM
The Carroll County Accident #2	Ben Colder	June 1969	MGM
The Purple People Eater	Sheb Wooley	May 1958	MGM
The Purple People Eater #2	Ben Colder	July 1967	MGM
What Is Youth	Ben Colder	May 1970	MGM

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