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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 151-175 of 470 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 10440 10/29/1958 The violet and the rose Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10441 10/29/1958 After the boy gets the girl Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10442 10/29/1958 You make me live again Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10526 12/15/1958 Crazy arms-1 Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10527 12/15/1958 Pick me up on your way down Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10528 12/15/1958 Life to go Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10529 12/15/1958 My shoes keep walking back to you-1 Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10602 2/4/1959 [Unknown title(s)] Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10603 2/4/1959 Waiting a lifetime Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10604 2/4/1959 What goes on in your heart Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10605 2/4/1959 A thousand miles to go Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10710 5/15/1959 I ain't never Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10711 5/15/1959 I think of you Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10712 5/18/1959 He made you for me Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells vocalist  
Decca NA 10713 5/18/1959 Finally Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells vocalist  
Decca NA 10714 5/19/1959 Shanghied Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10715 5/19/1959 All night long Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10829 8/17/1959 Lover's leap Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10830 8/17/1959 Whirlpool of love Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10831 8/18/1959 I'll never have to be alone Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10832 8/18/1959 I've got my fingers crossed Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10878 10/12/1959 No love have I Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10879 10/12/1959 (Doin' the) Lover's leap Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10880 10/12/1959 Drifting Texas sand Webb Pierce vocalist  
Decca NA 10960 1/27/1960 Truck driver's blues Webb Pierce vocalist  
(Results 151-175 of 470 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pierce, Webb," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

Pierce, Webb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106869.

"Pierce, Webb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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

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