Sheb Wooley, though obviously not the only one to do this song, had quite a career apart from it and things like "Purple People Eater," etc. He was also active in film and on television. Some may remember him as one of the bad guys in the movie, "High Noon." He was also a regular in the cast of the old t.v. series, "Wagon Train."
He had the look of a somewhat rough-hewn cowboy, but was said to have a wicked sense of humor.