Webb Pierce

Webb Michael Pierce (8 d'agost de 1921 - 24 de febrer de 1991) va ser un dels cantants nord-americans de honky tonk més populars a la dècada dels anys 1950, posant en llistes un nombre més gran de cançons que qualsevol altre artista country d'aquesta dècada.^[2]

Webb Pierce

Biografia
Naixement	(en) Michael Webb Pierce 8 agost 1921 West Monroe (Louisiana)
Mort	24 febrer 1991[1]
Causa de mort	càncer de pàncrees
Sepultura	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (en)
Activitat
Ocupació	cantant de country, compositor de cançons, artista d'estudi
Activitat	1952 -
Gènere	Country
Instrument	Guitarra i veu
Segell discogràfic	4 Star Records Apex Decca Records
Família
Cònjuge	Audrey Grisham (1952–)
Premis
estrella al Passeig de la Fama de Hollywood

El seu principal èxit va ser "In the jailhouse now" que va estar 37 setmanes a la cartellera, 21 d'elles com a número 1. Pierce també va tenir com a número u durant diverses setmanes cançons com "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) i el seu primer número u "Wondering," que ho va ser durant 4 de les 27 setmanes que va romandre a les llistes.^[3]

Per a molts, Pierce, amb el seu flamant estil, va ser la cara més reconeixible de la música country del moment i els seus excessos.^[4] Va ser membre del Grand Ole Opry ia títol pòstum del Country Music Hall of Fame .

Discografia

Àlbums^[5]

Any	Àlbum	US Country	Segell
1955	Webb Pierce		Decca
1956	The Wondering Boy
1957	Just Imagination
1959	Bound for the Kingdom
	Webb!
1960	Webb with a Beat
	Walking the Streets
1961	Webb Pierce's Golden Favorites
	Fellen Angel
1962	Hideaway Heart
1963	Cross Country	20
	I've Got a New Heartache
	Bow Thy Head
1964	The Webb Pierce Story	13
	Sands of Gold
1965	Memory #1	6
	Country Music Time
1966	Sweet Memories
	Webb's Choice	29
1967	Where'd Ya Stay Last Night	43
1968	Fool Fool Fool
	Saturday Night
1969	Webb Pierce Sings This Thing	32
1970	Love Ain't Never Gonna Be No Better	42
	Merry Go Round World
1971	Road Show
1972	I'm Gonna Be a Swinger
1979	Faith, Hope and Love		Skylite
1982	In the Jailhouse Now (w/ Willie Nelson)		Columbia

Singles^[6]

Any	Single	Posició en els chart
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1952	"Wondering"	1
	"That Heart Belongs to Me"	1
	"Back Street Affair"	1
1953	"I'll Go on Alone"	4
	"That's Me Without You"	4
	"The Last Waltz"	4
	"I Haven't Got the Heart"	5
	"It's Been So Long"	1
	"Don't Throw Your Life Away"	9
	"There Stands the Glass"	1
	"I'm Walking the Dog"	3
1954	"Slowly"	1
	"Even Tho"	1
	"Sparkling Brown Eyes" (w/ The Wilburn Brothers)	4
	"More and More"	1	22
	"You're Not Mine Anymore"	4
1955	"In the Jailhouse Now"	1
	"I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with You"	10
	"I Don't Care"	1
	"Your Good for Nothing Heart"	flip
	"Love, Love, Love"	1
	"If You Were Me"	7
1956	"Why Baby Why" (w/ Red Sovine)	1
	"Yes I Know Why"	2
	"'Cause I Love You"	3
	"Little Rosa" (w/ Red Sovine)	5
	"Any Old Time"	7
	"We'll Find a Way"	flip
	"Teenage Boogie"	10
	"I'm Really Glad You Hurt Me"	flip
1957	"I'm Tired"	3
	"It's My Way"	flip
	"Honky Tonk Song"	1
	"Oh' So Many Years" (w/ Kitty Wells)	8
	"Someday"	12
	"Bye Bye Love"	7	73
	"Missing You"	7
	"Holiday for Love"	3
	"Don't Do It Darlin'"	12
1958	"One Week Later" (w/ Kitty Wells)	12
	"Cryin' Over You"	3
	"You'll Come Back"	10
	"Falling Back to You"	10
	"Tupelo County Jail"	7
1959	"I'm Letting You Go"	22
	"A Thousand Miles Ago"	6
	"I Ain't Never"	2	24
1960	"No Love Have I"	4	54
	"(Doin' the) Lover's Leap"	17	93
	"Is It Wrong (For Loving You)"	11	69
	"Drifting Texas Sand"	11	108
	"Fallen Angel"	4	99
1961	"Let Forgiveness In"	5
	"Sweet Lips"	3
	"Walking the Streets"	5
	"How Do You Talk to a Baby"	7
1962	"Alla My Love"	5
	"Crazy Wild Desire"	8
	"Take Time"	7
	"Cow Town"	5
	"Sooner or Later"	19
1963	"How Come Your Dog Don't Bite Nobody But Me" (w/ Mel Tillis)	25
	"Sawmill"	15
	"If I Could Come Back"	21
	"Sands of Gold"	7	118
	"If the Back Door Could Talk"	13
	"Those Wonderful Years"	9
1964	"Waiting a Lifeitme"	25
	"Memory #1"	2
	"Finally" (w/ Kitty Wells)	9		2
1965	"That's Where My Money Goes"	26
	"Broken Engagement"	46
	"Loving You Then Losing You"	22
	"Who Do I Think I Am"	13
	"Hobo and the Rose"	50
1966	"You Ain't No Better Than Me"	46
	"Love's Something (I Can't Understand)"	25
	"Where'd Ya Stay Last Night"	14
1967	"Goodbye City, Goodbye Girl"	39
	"Fool Fool Fool"	6
1968	"Luzianna"	24
	"Stranger in a Strange, Strange City"	26
	"In Another World"	74
	"Saturday Night"	22		25
1969	"If I Had Last Night to Live Over"	32
	"This Thing"	14		17
	"Love Ain't Gonna Be No Better"	38
1970	"Merry-Go-Round World"	71
	"The Man You Want Me to Be"	56
1971	"Showing His Dollar"	73
	"Tell Him That You Love Him"	31
	"Someone Stepped In (And Stole Me Blind)"	73
1972	"Wonderful Wonderful"			21
	"I'm Gonna Be a Swinger"	54
1975	"The Good Lord Giveth (And Uncle Sam Taketh Away)"	57
1976	"I've Got Leaving on My Mind"	82		41
1982	"In the Jailhouse Now" (w/ Willie Nelson)	72

Singles com a convidat

Any	Single	Artista	US Country
1985	"One Big Family"	Heart of Nashville	61