calsfoundation@cals.org
September 3, 2009
“Sleepy” LaBeef was born in Smackover (Union County) in 1935. Beginning a career in gospel music as a teenager, he soon turned to the rockabilly sound of the 1950s. During his long career in this music genre, he has released a number of albums and shared the stage with such legends as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, and Roy Orbison.