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| Webb Pierce | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1921 West Monroe, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | February 24, 1991 (aged 69) |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1952-1982 |
| Label(s) | 4-star, Decca |
Webb Pierce (8 August 1921 - 24 February 1991) was an American country music singer.
Career
Born Webb Michael Pierce in West Monroe, Louisiana, he became a star performer on the Louisiana Hayride and one of country music's most popular honky tonk songsters. He was a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. His biggest hit, 1953's "There Stands the Glass" is regarded as one of country's classic "drinking songs". Other hits included "In the Jailhouse Now", " More and More", "Backstreet Affair", "Why, Baby, Why", “Oh, So Many Years", and “Finally”, the latter two being duets with Kitty Wells. In 1958, he recorded a rockabilly record "The New Raunchy"/"I'll Get By Somehow" for Decca under the name 'Shady Wall'.
Although his first chart action did not occur until January 5, 1952, Webb Pierce was the number one country artist of the 1950s with his singles spending 113 weeks at #1 during a decade which saw him chart 48 singles, 39 reaching the top ten, 26 reaching the top four and 13 reachng #1. Although he had no further #1 records, Webb continued charting until 1982 with a total of 96 charted hits. He was the host of a half-hour version of ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee every fourth week during the 1955-56 TV season.
In addition to his music, Pierce was known for his lavish Nashville mansion, which featured a guitar-shaped swimming pool, among other bizarre and amazing things.
Webb Pierce has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2001 he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame .
He died of pancreatic cancer in 1991 and was buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville.
Pierce is featured playing the song, "There Stands the Glass," in the 2005 documentary No Direction Home, by Martin Scorsese, about the influences on and early life of Bob Dylan.
Pierce's song, "More and More" was played in the title credits of 2006 horror film, The Hills Have Eyes. Pierce's 1954 recording of "Slowly" was the first to include the Pedal Steel Guitar.citation needed
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Hot 100 | ||
| 1952 | "Wondering" | 1 | |
| "That Heart Belongs to Me" | 1 | ||
| "Back Street Affair" | 1 | ||
| 1953 | "I'll Go on Alone" | 4 | |
| "That's Me Without You" | 4 | ||
| "The Last Waltz" | 4 | ||
| "I Haven't Got the Heart" | 5 | ||
| "It's Been So Long" | 1 | ||
| "Don't Throw Your Life Away" | 9 | ||
| "There Stands the Glass" | 1 | ||
| "I'm Walking the Dog" | 3 | ||
| 1954 | "Slowly" | 1 | |
| "Even Tho" | 1 | ||
| "Sparkling Brown Eyes" (w/ The Wilburn Brothers) | 4 | ||
| "More and More" | 1 | ||
| "You're Not Mine Anymore" | 4 | ||
| 1955 | "In the Jailhouse Now" | 1 | |
| "I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with You" | 10 | ||
| "I Don't Care" | 1 | ||
| "Your Good for Nothing Heart" | flip | ||
| "Love, Love, Love" | 1 | ||
| "If You Were Me" | 7 | ||
| 1956 | "Why Baby Why" (w/ Red Sovine) | 1 | |
| "Yes I Know Why" | 2 | ||
| "'Cause I Love You" | 3 | ||
| "Little Rosa" (w/ Red Sovine) | 5 | ||
| "Any Old Time" | 7 | ||
| "We'll Find a Way" | flip | ||
| "Teenage Boogie" | 10 | ||
| "I'm Really Glad You Hurt Me" | flip | ||
| 1957 | "I'm Tired" | 3 | |
| "It's My Way" | flip | ||
| "Honky Tonk Song" | 1 | ||
| "Oh' So Many Years" (w/ Kitty Wells) | 8 | ||
| "Someday" | 12 | ||
| "Bye Bye Love" | 7 | ||
| "Missing You" | 7 | ||
| "Holiday for Love" | 3 | ||
| "Don't Do It Darlin'" | 12 | ||
| 1958 | "One Week Later" (w/ Kitty Wells) | 12 | |
| "Cryin' Over You" | 3 | ||
| "You'll Come Back" | 10 | ||
| "Falling Back to You" | 10 | ||
| "Tupelo County Jail" | 7 | ||
| 1959 | "I'm Letting You Go" | 22 | |
| "A Thousand Miles Ago" | 6 | ||
| "I Ain't Never" | 2 | 24 | |
| 1960 | "No Love Have I" | 4 | |
| "(Doin' the) Lover's Leap" | 17 | 69 | |
| "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" | 11 | 93 | |
| "Drifting Texas Sand" | 11 | ||
| "Fallen Angel" | 4 | ||
| 1961 | "Let Forgiveness In" | 5 | |
| "Sweet Lips" | 3 | ||
| "Walking the Streets" | 5 | ||
| "How Do You Talk to a Baby" | 7 | ||
| 1962 | "Alla My Love" | 5 | |
| "Crazy Wild Desire" | 8 | ||
| "Take Time" | 7 | ||
| "Cow Town" | 5 | ||
| "Sooner or Later" | 19 | ||
| 1963 | "How Come Your Dog Don't Bite Nobody But Me" (w/ Mel Tillis) | 25 | |
| "Sawmill" | 15 | ||
| "If I Could Come Back" | 21 | ||
| "Sands of Gold" | 7 | ||
| "If the Back Door Could Talk" | 13 | ||
| "Those Wonderful Years" | 9 | ||
| 1964 | "Waiting a Lifeitme" | 25 | |
| "Memory #1" | 2 | ||
| "Finally" (w/ Kitty Wells) | 9 | ||
| 1965 | "That's Where My Money Goes" | 26 | |
| "Broken Engagement" | 46 | ||
| "Loving You Then Losing You" | 22 | ||
| "Who Do I Think I Am" | 13 | ||
| "Hobo and the Rose" | 50 | ||
| 1966 | "You Ain't No Better Than Me" | 46 | |
| "Love's Something (I Can't Understand)" | 25 | ||
| "Where'd Ya Stay Last Night" | 14 | ||
| 1967 | "Goodbye City, Goodbye Girl" | 39 | |
| "Fool Fool Fool" | 6 | ||
| 1968 | "Luzianna" | 24 | |
| "Stranger in a Strange, Strange City" | 26 | ||
| "In Another World" | 74 | ||
| "Saturday Night" | 22 | ||
| 1969 | "If I Had Last Night to Live Over" | 32 | |
| "This Thing" | 14 | ||
| "Love Ain't Gonna Be No Better" | 38 | ||
| 1970 | "Merry-Go-Round World" | 71 | |
| "The Man You Want Me to Be" | 56 | ||
| 1971 | "Showing His Dollar" | 73 | |
| "Tell Him That You Love Him" | 31 | ||
| "Someone Stepped In (And Stole Me Blind)" | 73 | ||
| 1972 | "I'm Gonna Be a Swinger" | 54 | |
| 1975 | "The Good Lord Giveth (And Uncle Sam Taketh Away)" | 57 | |
| 1976 | "I've Got Leaving on My Mind" | 82 | |
| 1982 | "In the Jailhouse Now" (w/ Willie Nelson) | 72 | |