Sheb Wooley Autographs
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", and under the name Ben Colder, the country hit "Almost Persuaded No. 2". As an actor, he portrayed Cletus Summers, the principal of Hickory High School and 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 scout Pete Nolan in the television series Rawhide. Wooley is also credited as the voice actor who provided the Wilhelm scream and all of the other stock sound effects for Thomas J. Valentino's Major record label during the 1940s.
Sheb Wooley was born in 1921 in Erick, Oklahoma, the third son of William C. Wooley and Ora E. Wooley. Wooley claimed to be part Cherokee. He had two older brothers, Logan and Hubert, and a younger brother, William. Federal census records for 1930 and 1940 identify Sheb's father only as a "farmer", although the family's livestock holdings apparently included horses; Sheb had learned to ride at an early age and became a working cowboy and later an accomplished rodeo rider.
Wooley married for the first time in 1940, wedding 17-year-old Melva Miller, a cousin of Roger Miller's, who would later become a successful song writer and actor himself. Wooley became friends with Miller when he lived in Oklahoma. He taught the boy how to play guitar chords and bought his first fiddle for him.
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Traded items with a signature of Sheb Wooley
The most expensive item with a signature of Sheb Wooley (SHEB WOOLEY - SIGNED, DATED and Personalized PHOTO - SHEB WOOLEY in HOOSIERS) was sold in November 2021 for $180.04 while the cheapest item (Sheb Wooley Signed Album) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2025. The month with the most items sold (2) was November 2024 with an average selling price of $8.55 for an autographed item of Sheb Wooley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $75.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was April 2013. In average, an autographed item from Sheb Wooley is worth $14.53.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Sheb Wooley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Jane Fonda & Sheb Wooley SIGNED 1984 The Dollmaker TV Movie Autographed Photo | $59.00 |  |
| Jane Fonda & Sheb Wooley SIGNED 1984 The Dollmaker TV Movie Autographed Photo | $59.00 | |
| ORIGINAL 8" x 10" High Noon MOVIE Promo PHOTO~Signed/Personalized~SHEB WOOLEY | $56.99 | |
| ORIGINAL 8" x 10" High Noon MOVIE Promo PHOTO~Signed/Personalized~SHEB WOOLEY | $56.99 | |
 | Sheb Wooley - Dual Signed Autograph Scrapbook Page - Rawhide | $65.98 | |
| Sheb Wooley - Dual Signed Autograph Scrapbook Page - Rawhide | $65.98 | |
| Sheb Wooley - Signed Autograph and Headshot Photo set - Norma Varden on reverse | $75.98 | |
| Sheb Wooley - Signed Autograph and Headshot Photo set - Norma Varden on reverse | $75.98 | |
| Sheb Wooley - Signed Vintage Celebrity Autograph Photo | $38.99 | |
| Sheb Wooley - Signed Vintage Celebrity Autograph Photo | $38.99 | |
| SHEB WOOLEY AUTOGRAPHED 1963 HOOTENANNY HOOT ORIGINAL LOBBY CARD 11 X 14 | $11.61 | |
| SHEB WOOLEY AUTOGRAPHED 1963 ORIGINAL LOBBY CARD 11 X 14 | $5.50 | |
| SHEB WOOLEY AUTOGRAPHED 1963 ORIGINAL LOBBY CARD 11 X 14 | $5.50 | |
| Sheb Wooley singer, actor, comedian, song writer signed 8x10 photo | $30.00 | |
| Sheb Wooley singer, actor, comedian, song writer signed 8x10 photo | $30.00 | |
