Webb Pierce

Lifespan:: August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991, he died aged 69 and was American.
Birthname:: Webb Michael Pierce.
Snapshot:: An Artist with 25 releases, and credited twice on others' music. 3 collaborations.

Webb Michael Pierce (August 8, 1921-February 24, 1991) was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit is "There Stands the Glass".

For many, Pierce, with his flamboyant Nudie suits and twin silver dollar-lined convertibles, became the most recognizable face of country music of the era and its excesses. Pierce was a one-time member of the Grand Ole Opry and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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