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Purple People Eater on YouTube, by Sheb Wooley. Gusto Records (1979). (2:25 minutes) " The Purple People Eater " is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, No. 1 in Canada, [ 4] reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Australian ...
The Big Bopper. Jiles Perry " J.P. " Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name The Big Bopper, was an American musician and disc jockey. His best-known compositions include " Chantilly Lace ," "Running Bear", and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones 's first number-one hit in 1959.
The Purple People Eaters was a nickname for the defensive line of the Minnesota Vikings from 1967 to 1977, consisting mainly of Alan Page, Carl Eller, Jim Marshall, Gary Larsen, and Doug Sutherland . The term is a reference to a popular song from 1958, the efficiency of the defense, and the color of their uniforms.
The most famous position group in Vikings history, the Purple People Eaters, includes two members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Alan Page and Carl Eller) ...
Apr. 11—Of all the great taglines in football, like "The Four Horsemen," "The Hogs," the "Steel Curtain," the "Fearsome Foursome", the "Greatest Show on Turf" and "Monsters of the Midway," the ...
Shelby Fredrick 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" [ 1] and under the name Ben Colder the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers ...
April 1, 1872. (extensively rebuilt from 1896-1897. Location. Purple-clad people crossing the Newport Southbank Bridge. Stereoscopic image of the bridge before its 1897 reconstruction. The Purple People Bridge is a pedestrian-only bridge that stretches 2,670 feet over the Ohio River, connecting Newport, Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, Ohio .
Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus Pelagia. [1] It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, [3] [4] but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata), [5] purple stinger, purple people eater, [6] purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish and night-light ...