Early American examples include Stan Freberg, who lampooned artists such as Elvis Presley, Harry Belafonte and The Platters, and Sheb Wooley whose "Purple People Eater" reached No.1 on the "Billboard" pop chart in 1958 and stayed there 6 weeks.
Early American examples include Stan Freberg. Stan Freberg lampooned artists such as Elvis Presley. Stan Freberg lampooned artists such as Harry Belafonte. Stan Freberg lampooned artists such as The Platters. Sheb Wooley whose "Purple People Eater" reached No.1 on the "Billboard" pop chart in 1958. Sheb Wooley whose "Purple People Eater" stayed there 6 weeks.