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Post by Travis on Mar 6, 2005 18:36:28 GMT -5
Wow. When I first saw that "Purple People Eater" was available for download and that the tune was credited to Joe South, I thought I was losing my mind. Some years ago, Sheb Wooley had a "Best Of" CD that was being promoted heavily and that was when I first learned that he had done the tune. Still, I held my tongue because I don't know everything and for all I knew, Joe South may have had a version and it may have been that version that was played for 3 days on WGRC as WAKY was being born. Don Keyes has now come forward to clear everything up and I'm looking forward to John Quincy getting an interview with him. Again, we are reaching so far back to accurately recall what all went down in the history of WAKY that mistakes are certain to be made. As for Joe South, I believe his biggest hit was, "Walk a Mile in my Shoes."
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Post by John Quincy on Mar 7, 2005 0:26:32 GMT -5
Sheb Wooley was the original artist on "The Purple People Eater." However, Joe South recorded "The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor" in 1958, the same year WAKY hit the air. It was Joe's first crack at the Top 40.
BTW, David Seville of Alvin & The Chipmunks fame did "The Witch Doctor." All three records used the same trick of recording a voice at normal speed (7.5 ips) and playing it back at double speed (15 ips) to produce that funny little chipmunk-style voice.
I'm glad Don Keyes cleared everything up and I look forward to speaking with him about the launching of a Louisville legend.
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Post by bruiser on Mar 7, 2005 13:03:24 GMT -5
I happen to have, in MP3 format, "The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor", as well as "The Mummy", which most people think is "I'm A Mummy". I thought "I'm A Mummy" was the title too, because that line is repeated over and over in the song. I am the opinon that it was "The Mummy" that Jumpin' Jack Sanders played during his "strike". If anyone can host these two tunes, I'll send them to you.
As far as Joe South, he had two top 40 hits. Both reached the #12 position on the Billboard charts. Of course they are "Games People Play", and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes". I always liked "Don't It Make You Want To Go Home".
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