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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 426-450 of 470 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 16406 4/2/1971 Dirt on my soul Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16407 4/2/1971 If I could go back Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16408 4/2/1971 You're loving the wild life Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16412 4/7/1971 Valentino of the hobos Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16413 4/7/1971 I dreamed about Mom last night Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16414 4/7/1971 Gonna hang John Sutton Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16415 4/7/1971 Drive me there one more time Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16488 6/11/1971 I'm so tired of being so lonely Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16489 6/11/1971 Bummin' my way back home Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16494 6/11/1971 Above suspicion Nancy Dee ; Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16495 6/11/1971 I owe it to my heart Nancy Dee ; Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16590 10/21/1971 I'm gonna be a swinger Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16591 10/21/1971 My memory remembers Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16592 11/10/1971 I know, I know, I know Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16611 11/19/1971 I love you so Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16612 11/19/1971 Take these chains from my heart Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16613 11/19/1971 [Unknown title(s)] Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16614 11/19/1971 Hey good lookin' Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16675 1/25/1972 Whiskey is the devil (in liquid form) Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16676 1/25/1972 one has my name, the other has my heart Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16677 1/25/1972 Am I losing you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16678 1/25/1972 I fall to pieces Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16685 1/26/1972 Wabash Cannonball Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16686 1/26/1972 When my blue moon turns to gold again Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 16687 1/26/1972 Blue eyes crying in the rain Webb Pierce vocalist  
(Results 426-450 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.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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