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Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce

Born: 1921-08-08 • West Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Michael Webb Pierce 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.

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Filmography
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes poster
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
2007 • Self (archive footage)
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Country Music Classics: Webb Pierce and Chet Atkins
1991 • Self (archive footage)
Road to Nashville poster
Road to Nashville
1966 • Self
Music City U.S.A. poster
Music City U.S.A.
1966
Tennessee Jamboree poster
Tennessee Jamboree
1964 • Self
Buffalo Gun poster
Buffalo Gun
1961 • Webb Pierce