The key stanza comes in the middle of the song and also seemingly answers our original question up top. I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what’s your line? And he said, “Eatin’ purple people a ...

Wooley was one of the original members of the ... Sheb Wooley placed 13 songs on the country music charts. Although his MGM single "Purple People Eater" did not make the country charts, it ...

“The Purple People Eater,” with lyrics that ... A year later, he became an original cast member of “Hee Haw,” the long-running country music comedy variety series, for which he wrote ...

There will be replicators and those who try to duplicate his style, his grace, charm, and talent, but there’s only one original ... forever be the purple people-eater of music.

Try it with me. Next time you sing the song, you can decide if your purple people eater uses a nasal timbre like this, [Andy pinches his nose and speaks with a nasal tone] or a raspy, scratchy ...