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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 singers. 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 "Backstreet Affair", "Why, Baby, Why", “Oh, So Many Years", and “Finally”, the latter two being duets with Kitty Wells . In addition to his music, Pierce was known for his lavish Nashville mansion, which featured a guitar-shaped swimming pool. Webb Pierce has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and in 2001 he was elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame . He died in 1991 and was buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville. |
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