From there, all my Ben Colder records were done as a drunk. I took on the drunk personality. I guess that gave me an excuse to drink, because back in those days I did drink some, some days more ...

Sheb Wooley placed 13 songs on the country charts between 1962 and 1971. He died in 2003 at age 82. Join Doug Davis weekends from 6 a.m. to noon on KPIG-FM Radio – 103.9 for "Roots of Country ...