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 |
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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 |
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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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Pierce, Webb, 1921-1991 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93045169
Wikidata: Webb Pierce - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1347695
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/55823336
MusicBrainz: Webb Pierce - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cbd197c2-1c29-4f46-acc6-0565a916d143
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