Sleepy LaBeef (born July 20, 1935, Smackover, Arkansas, USA - died December 26, 2019) was an American rockabilly musician.
LaBeef stood 6' 7" (2.0 metres) tall and was given the nickname "Sleepy" from the appearance of his eyes. 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 component of rock-n-roll became evident, LaBeef began recording singles in the genre; his first, "I'm Through
Name Vars
- J. Labeef
- La Beef
- LaBeef
- S LaBeef
- S. La Beef
- Sleepy
- Sleepy La Beff
- Sleepy LaBeef
- Sleepy LaBeff
- Sleepy Labeef
- Sleepy Labeff
- Sleepy LeBeef
- Sleppy La Beef
- Tommy Labeff
Aliases
- Fred Nash
- Jesse Wall
- Tommy la Beff