Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce
Singer

Michael Webb Pierce was an American honky tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s,Webb Pierce was born in West Monroe, Louisiana on August 8, 1921. He began to play guitar before he was a teenager and at 15 was given his own weekly 15-minute show, Songs by Webb Pierce.
He enlisted in the US Air Force, and in 1942 he married Betty Jane Lewis.
In 1947, the couple appeared on KTBS-AM's morning show as "Webb Pierce with Betty Jane. In 1949, California-based 4 Star Records signed the Webbs under separate contracts. In the summer of 1950, the couple divorced.
In 1951, Pierce signed by Decca Records. In September 1952, the Grand Ole Opry needed to fill the vacancy left by the firing of Hank Williams, and Pierce was invited to join the cast. After Williams' death, he became the most popular singer in country music. On February 19, 1957, Pierce resigned from the Opry.
Pierce died on February 24, 1991.

Songs of Webb Pierce

* Back Street Affair (1952)

* That Heart Belongs to Me (1952)

* Wondering (1952)

* I'll Go on Alone (1953)

* Its been So Long (1953)

* Last Waltz (1953)

* That's Me Without You (1953)

* There Stands the Glass (1953)

* Even Tho (1954)

* Slowly (1954)

* Sparkling Brown Eyes (1954)

* I Don't Care (1955)

* In the Jailhouse Now (1955)

* Love Love Love (1955)

* More and More (1955)

* Any Old Time (1956)

* Cause I Love You (1956)

* Yes I Know Why (1956)

* Why Baby Why – with Red Savine (1956)

* Bye Bye Love (1957)

* Holiday for Love (1957)

* Honky Tonk Song (1957)

* I’m Tired (1957)

* Missing You (1957)

* Oh. So Many Years – with Kitty Wells (1957)

* Crying Over You (1958)

* Falling Back to You (1958)

* Tupelo Country Jail (1958)

* A Thousand Miles Ago (1959)

* I Ain't Never (1959)

* Drifting Texas Sand (1960)

* Fallen Angel (1960)

* Is It Wrong (1960)

* Lovers Leap (1960)

* No Love Have I (1960)

More About Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce wearing a jacket with musical notes sequinned in 1950.