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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: 1951 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 470 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 9846 6/7/1957 Let forgiveness in Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9847 6/7/1957 Who wouldn't love you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9859 6/27/1957 New panhandle rag Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9860 6/27/1957 I know (it was you)-1 Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9861 6/27/1957 Don't do it darlin' Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9873 7/11/1957 Holiday for love Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 9874 7/11/1957 How long Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10016 12/3/1957 The new raunchy Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10017 12/3/1957 I'll get by somehow Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10018 12/3/1957 English sweetheart Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10058 12/30/1957 Down Panama way Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10059 12/30/1957 Foreign love Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10060 12/30/1957 You'll come back Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10061 12/30/1957 A new love affair Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10308 7/5/1958 Falling back to you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10309 7/5/1958 Sittin' alone Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10310 7/5/1958 I'm letting you go Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10311 7/8/1958 I'm letting you go Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10312 7/8/1958 Let forgiveness in Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10313 7/8/1958 Tupelo County jail Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10391 10/3/1958 Waiting a lifetime Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10392 10/3/1958 True love never dies Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10393 10/3/1958 I think of you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10394 10/3/1958 I won't be crying anymore Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10439 10/29/1958 I owe it to my heart Webb Pierce vocalist  
(Results 126-150 of 470 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pierce, Webb," accessed May 9, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

Pierce, Webb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 9, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

"Pierce, Webb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

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