Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American country music singer. August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ...

Born Webb Michael Pierce in West Monroe, Louisiana, he became a star performer on the Louisiana Hayride and one of country music's most popular honky tonk songsters. He was a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. His biggest hit, 1953's "There Stands the Glass" is regarded as one of country's all-time classic "drinking songs". Other hits included "In the Jailhouse Now", "Backstreet Affair", "Why, Baby, Why", “Oh, So Many Years", and “Finally”, the latter two being duets with Kitty Wells. West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. ... The Louisiana Hayride was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped launch the careers of the some of the greatest names in American music. ... Honky tonk was originally the name of a type of bar common throughout the southern United States, also Honkatonk or Honkey-tonk. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kitty Wells (born Ellen Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American Country Music Singer. ...

In addition to his music, Pierce was known for his lavish Nashville mansion, which featured a guitar-shaped swimming pool, among other truly bizarre and amazing things. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ...

Webb Pierce has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2001 he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame . A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... This official history of the Country Music Hall of Fame skirts the scandals well-documented by veteran Music Row historian Stacy Harris. ...

He died of pancreatic cancer in 1991 and was buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumour within the pancreatic gland. ... Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Pierce's song, "More and More" was played in the title credits of 2006 horror film The Hills Have Eyes. The Hills Have Eyes may refer to: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film), a 1977 film by Wes Craven. ...

External links

• Webb Pierce at MusicBrainz