Michael "Webb" Pierce (August 8, - February 24, ) was a legendary Western Swing vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the s. He was widely considered the "King of Honky-Tonk", charting more number one hits during that decade than any other country artist.
His biggest hit was "In the Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in , 21 of them at number one. Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of "Slowly" (), "Love, Love, Love" (), "I Don't Care" (), "There Stands The Glass" (), "More and More" (), "I Ain't Never" (), and his first number one "Wondering," which stayed at the top spot for four of its 27 weeks' charting in His iconic hit "Teenage Boogie" was covered by British band T. Rex as "I Love to Boogie" in but illegally credited as being written by the group's lead singer Marc Bolen and not Pierce. The music of Webb Pierce was also made popular during the British rockabilly scene in the s and s.
For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant "Nudie Suits" and twin sil
Born August 8, , in West Monroe, LA; died of pancreatic cancer, February 24, , in Nashville, TN; son of Florine and Webb Mite Pierce; married Betty Jane Lewis, (divorced, ); married Audrey Grisham, ; children: Debbie Lynn, Michael Webb. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Army, c. , became sergeant.
One of country music's most passionate vocalists, Webb Pierce inherited the reins of the honky-tonk legacy after the death of legend Hank Williams in Considered one of the most distinctive stylists of the electrified country sound of the early s and the embodiment of the rhinestone-encrusted crooning cowboy, Pierce was noted for his high, nasal voice, his hound-dog whine, and the uncluttered instrumental arrangements of such classics as "Back Street Affair" and "There Stands the Glass."
One of the few performers to land recordings on the country music charts during four successive decades, Pierce boasted a twangy tenor that would influence a generation of country artists, including Mel Tillis, Faron Young, and Willie Nelson. Experiencing a decline after the smooth, pop-based Nashville Sound gained mass favor in the s, Pierce continued to epitomize the raw enthusiasm and lack of city-b
WEBB PIERCE
Born Webb Michael Pierce, 8 August , West Monroe, Louisiana
Died 24 February , Nashville, Tennessee
In terms of country chart statistics, Webb Pierce was the most successful country artist of the s. Thirteen of his records topped the Billboard country charts during that decade, more than any of his illustrious contemporaries. Yet he never scored a major pop hit, like Marty Robbins, Johnny Horton and several others. Pierce grew up with the music of Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Autry, the western swing bands of Texas and Oklahoma and the Cajun bands of his native state. He first sang professionally on KMLB Radio in Monroe but after a brief army stint in the early days of World War II he moved to Shreveport with his new wife Betty Jane Lewis. She was also a singer and in they were both signed by 4 Star Records, but their partnership dissolved after their divorce a year later. His career really kicked off when he joined the Louisiana Hayride in April Soon he was the hottest act on that big show, with a band that included future stars Faron Young, Floyd Cramer and Tillman Franks. Together with the latter, Pierce set up his own publishing company, Ark-La-Tex Publishing, and al
Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce was one of the most popular honky tonk vocalists of the &#;50s, racking up more number one hits than similar artists like Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold, Lefty Frizzell, and Ernest Tubb. For most of the general public, Pierce &#; with his lavish, flamboyant Nudie suits &#; became the most recognizable face of country music, as well as all of its excesses; after all, he boasted about his pair of convertibles lined with silver dollars and his guitar-shaped swimming pool. For all of his success, Pierce never amassed the reputation of his contemporaries, even though he continued to chart regularly well into the &#;70s. Webb&#;s weakness for gaudy ornaments of his wealth, as well as his reluctance to break away from hardcore honky tonk, meant that he had neither supporters in the industry, nor the ability to sustain the ever-changing tastes of a popular audience. Nevertheless, he remains one of the cornerstone figures of honky tonk, both for his success and his artistic achievements.
As a child in West Monroe, LA, Pierce became infatuated with Gene Autry films and his mother&#;s hillbilly records, particularly those of Jimmie Rodgers and various Western swing an
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