Sleepy LaBeef

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Sleepy LaBeef (b. Thomas Paulsley LaBeff, July 20, 1935, Smackover, Arkansas) is an American rockabilly musician.

LaBeef stands 6'7" tall and was given the nickname "Sleepy" from the appearance of his eyes. Born in Arkansas, he was raised on a melon farm and moved to Houston when he was 18. There, he sang gospel music on local radio and put together a bar band to play venues as well as radio programs such as the Houston Jamboree and Louisiana Hayride.

In the 1950s, as the rockabilly craze heated up, LaBeef began recording singles in the genre; his first, "I'm Through", was issued on Starday Records in 1957. In 1964, he moved to Nashville and moved to a more solidly country style, recording singles for Columbia Records. His first genuine hit was 1968's "Every Day", which peaked at #73 on the U.S. Billboard Country charts.^[1] After moving to Plantation Records in 1969, he scored a second hit in 1971 with "Blackland Farmer", which charted at #67.^[1] Around this time LaBeef also starred in the horror movie The Exotic Ones. LaBeef transferred to Sun Records in the 1970s and continued releasing albums and touring widely; his popularity flagged in America but rose in Europe.^[2] The 1980s saw him sign to Rounder Records, where he released albums into the 1990s.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Singles
- 1.2 Albums
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Record label
1957	I’m Through / All Alone	Starday Records
1957	I’m Through / All Alone	Starday-Mercury Records
1957	All The Time / Lonely	Starday-Mercury Records
1958	Ballad Of A Teenage Queen / Eskimo Pie	Dixie Records
1958	Oh, Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again / One week Later	Dixie Records
1960	Found Out / Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind	Gulf Records Records
1961	Turn Me Loose / Ridin’ Fence	Crescent Records
1962	Ride On Josephine / Walkin’ Slowly	Wayside Records
1963	Tore Up / Lonely	Wayside Records
1963	Drink Up And Go Home / Teardrops On A Rose	Finn Records
1963	Ride On Josephine / Lonely	Picture Records
1965	You Can’t Catch Me / Everybody’s Got To Have Somebody	Columbia Records
1966	A Man In My Position / Drinking Again	Columbia Records
1966	I’m Too Broke / I Feel A Lot More Like I Do Now	Columbia Records
1961	Ballad Of A Teenage Queen / The Ways Of A Woman In Love	Columbia Records
1969	Blackland Farmer / ?	Columbia Records
---	Baby, Let’s Play House Don’t Make Me Go Somebody’s Been Beating My Time I Ain’t Gonna Take It Little Bit More Shame, Shame, Shame	not issued