📺 🎙️ 🎸 Remembering Webb Pierce - died on this day in 1991 . February 24th: On this day 1991 Webb Pierce died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more #1 hits than any other country artist during the decade. His best know hit “In The Jailhouse Now,” stayed on the charts for 37 weeks in 1955. . Pierce also charted number one for several weeks each with his recordings of “Slowly” (1954), “Love, Love, Love

On January 18, 1954, Decca released Webb Pierce’s “Slowly”. Webb has a co-writing credit, along with Tommy Hill. The story goes that Tommy’s original version was about someone slowly falling out of love, and Webb changed the lyrics so that it was about someone falling IN love, which is much better, I would say! 💖 Webb’s recording of “Slowly” is considered to be the first #1 hit country record featuring pedal steel guitar, which was played by Bud Isaacs on the recording. In this rendition, we ha

October 22, 1955 Webb Pierce hits the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart with "Love, Love, Love". It stays at #1 for 8 weeks Webb Pierce Tribute | GatorRock