Webb Pierce
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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 major nombre de cançons que qualsevol altre artista country d'aquesta dècada.[2]
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| Biografia | |||
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| Naixement | (en) Michael Webb Pierce  8 agost 1921 West Monroe (Louisiana) | ||
| Mort | 24 febrer 1991[1] | ||
| Causa de mort | càncer de pàncrees | ||
| Activitat | |||
| Ocupació | cantant de country, compositor, artista d'estudi | ||
| Activitat | 1952 - | ||
| Gènere | Country | ||
| Instrument | Guitarra i veu | ||
| Segell discogràfic | 4 Star Records Apex Decca Records | ||
| Família | |||
| Cònjuge | Audrey Grisham (1952–) | ||
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El seu major 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
modifica| 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 |
| 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
modifica| Any | Single | Artista | US Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "One Big Family" | Heart of Nashville | 61 |
Referències
modifica- ↑ «Webb Pierce (1921-1991)». Find a Grave Memorial, 08-08-1921. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
- ↑ «Country Singer Webb Pierce.». Texas Escapes, 14-07-2007. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
- ↑ Steidl, Joel. «WEBB PIERCE - Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum». Nashville, Tennessee, 04-01-2007. Arxivat de l'original el 2007-10-13. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
- ↑ «Webb Pierce Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More». AllMusic, 08-08-1921. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
- ↑ Shelton, Pamela L. «Webb Pierce Biography». Musician Biographies, 08-08-1921. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
- ↑ «Webb Pierce discography - Vinyl LPs». Joe Sixpack's SLIPCUE E-zine. [Consulta: 15 setembre 2022].
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