Webb Pierce

Date of Birth: 1921-08-08
Date of Death: 1991-02-24
Place of Birth: West Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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... 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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia