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Roger Miller
Roger Miller
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (1936-1992)
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Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
American actor, songwriter, country Western music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys (1914-1982)
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Tex Ritter
Tex Ritter
American country musician
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Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
American country singer
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Gene Autry
Gene Autry
American actor and singer
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Johnny Bond
Johnny Bond
American musician
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Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
American singer, songwriter and racing driver
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Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey
German-American Jazz- and Schlager singer, Journalist and actor
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Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers
American western singing group
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Patti Page
Patti Page
American singer and recording artist
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Gordon MacRae
Gordon MacRae
American actor, singer (1921-1986)
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Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and film actor
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Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911-1967)
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Bob Wills
Bob Wills
American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (1905-1975)
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Robert Preston
Robert Preston
American actor
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Chummy MacGregor
Chummy MacGregor
American musician
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Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
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Dick Feller
Dick Feller
American musician
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Bill Boyd
Bill Boyd
American actor and singer (1910-1977)
Sheb Wooley
American actor and singer

Sheb Wooley

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Shelby Fredrick "Sheb" Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American actor and singer. 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 Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School & assistant coach in the 1986 film Hoosiers; Ben Miller, brother of Frank Miller in the film High Noon; Travis Cobb in The Outlaw Josey Wales, and also had a co-starring role as scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who produced the Wilhelm scream sound effect.