WEBB PIERCE - KING OF THE HONKY-TONK

 Webb Pierce - King Of The Honky-Tonk - From The Original Decca Masters, 1952-1959

During the 1950s, an era blessed with many great country stars -- Eddy Arnold, Hank Williams, Carl Smith, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, and others -- Webb Pierce emerged with more #1 records than any of them.  No one from that memorable decade can match Webb's total of thirteen chart-topping singles. Eight of those thirteen #1 hits managed to top all three of Billboard's country charts (retail, jukebox, and radio) simultaneously, earning them the coveted "Triple Crown Award." Seven of those eight are included in this collection.  Showered with awards from the industry and from the fans in popularity polls, Webb was commanding the top stage fees ($1,250 per show) by the dawn of the rock & roll era, and his singles in some markets had advance orders from distribution for over 200,000 copies. -- Ronnie Pugh, Country Music Foundation (excerpt from liner notes)

Webb Pierce – King Of The Honky-Tonk: From The Original Decca Masters, 1952-1959
Label:  Country Music Foundation Records – CMF-019D/MSD-35500
Format:  CD, Compilation
Country:  US
Released:  1994
Genre:  Folk, World, & Country
Style:  Honky Tonk

Tracklist

1.  Wondering
2.  I Just Can't Be True
3.  Back Street Affair
4.  Broken Engagement
5.  It's Been So Long
6.  There Stands The Glass
7.  I'm Walking The Dog
8.  Slowly
9.  Even Tho'
10.  Sparkling Brown Eyes
11.  More And More
12.  In The Jailhouse Now
13.  I Don't Care
14.  Why Baby Why
15.  I'm Tired
16.  Honky Tonk Song
17.  Tupelo County Jail
18.  I Ain't Never

Credits

    Artwork By [Art Direction] – Lauren Finney
    Engineer [Audio Restoration] – Alan Stoker
    Other [Liner Notes], Compiled By [Programming] – Ronnie Pugh

Notes
All tracks recorded in Nashville
Track 1 recorded August 13, 1951
Track 2 recorded February 29, 1952
Track 3 recorded July 29, 1952
Track 4 recorded January 30, 1953
Tracks 5 & 6 recorded March 25, 1953
Track 7 recorded July 30, 1953
Tracks 8 & 9 recorded November 29, 1953
Track 10 recorded February 23, 1954
Track 11 recorded August 11, 1954
Track 12 recorded December 3, 1954
Track 13 recorded February 25, 1955
Track 14 recorded October 27, 1955
Track 15 recorded November 6, 1956
Track 16 recorded February 15, 1957
Track 17 recorded July 8, 1958
Track 18 recorded May 15, 1959

© 1994 by The Country Music Foundation, Inc.
℗ 1994 MCA Records Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 0 22111 0019 2 9