Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce became a star performer on the Louisiana Hayride and one of country music's most popular honky tonk hit makers. Pierce was the first artist to dress in Rhinestone Suits, and had a guitar-shaped swimming pool and drove a silver dollar-studded car.

A regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, his biggest hit, 1953's There Stands the Glass is widely regarded as one of country's definitive drinking songs.

Other hits included In the Jailhouse Now, More and More, Backstreet Affair, Why, Baby, Why, Oh, So Many Years, and Finally, the latter two being duets with Kitty Wells.

In 1958, he recorded a rockabilly record The New Raunchy/I'll Get By Somehow for Decca under the name Shady Wall.

Webb Pierce

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