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Webb Pierce

Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade.

His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now", which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (1954), "Love, Love, Love" (1955), "I Don't Care" (1955), "There Stands the Glass" (1953), "More and More" (1954), "I Ain't Never" (1959), and his first number one "Wondering", which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in 1952.

He recorded country gospel song "I Love Him Dearly" also. His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in 1974, but credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolan and not Pierce. The music of Webb was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the 1980s and 1990s.

For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A tribute album in his honor (produced by singer-songwriter Gail Davies) was released in 2001 entitled Caught in the Webb – A Tribute To Country Legend Webb Pierce.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1921 (West Monroe), Died February 24, 1991

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 401-425 of 470 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 15696 8/7/1969 [Unknown title(s)] Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15697 8/7/1969 Someone stepped in (and stole me blind) Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15715 8/15/1969 You were my inspiration Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15716 8/15/1969 Maiden's prayer Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15717 8/15/1969 Remembering Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15750 9/16/1969 The other side of you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15751 9/16/1969 Living in the shadow of his memory Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15900 1/20/1970 Miss you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15901 1/20/1970 Big, big love Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15902 1/20/1970 When the grass grows over me Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15903 1/20/1970 Come on home and sing the blues to Daddy Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15912 2/20/1970 Dream your heartaches away Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15913 2/20/1970 The man you want me to be Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15914 2/20/1970 Alabama rose Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 15915 2/20/1970 It's been so long Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16179 8/6/1970 Here I am drunk again Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16180 8/6/1970 Beyond the sunset Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16181 8/6/1970 Little Rosa Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16208 9/4/1970 I know something good about you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16209 9/4/1970 Showing his dollar Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16210 9/4/1970 The way we were back then Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16258 12/1/1970 Have I waited too long? Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16259 12/1/1970 Tell him that you love him Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16260 12/1/1970 I miss the little things Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16405 4/2/1971 Wonderful, wonderful Webb Pierce vocalist  
(Results 401-425 of 470 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pierce, Webb," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

Pierce, Webb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

"Pierce, Webb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869

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