LC control no. | n 93045169 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Pierce, Webb, 1921-1991 |
Variant(s) | Pierce, Webb Michael, 1921-1991 Pierce, Michael Webb, 1921-1991 |
See also | Alternate identity: Shady Wall (Musician) |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1921-08-08 |
Death date | 1991-02-24 |
Profession or occupation | Country musicians |
Found in | Nelson, W. In the jailhouse now [SR] p1982: label (Webb Pierce) LC database, 5-18-93 (Pierce, Webb, 1926-) Pierce, W. Webb Pierce, king of the honky-tonk [SR] p1994: label (Webb Pierce) insert (b. Aug. 8, 1921, "five years earlier than generally reported," d. Feb. 24, 1991) Stambler, I. Country music, 1997 (Pierce, Webb; b. Aug. 8, 1926, near West Monroe, La., d. Feb. 24, 1991, Nashville, Tenn.; singer, guitarist, band leader, songwriter) McCloud, B. Definitive country, 1995 (Pierce, Webb; 1926-1991) Comprehensive country mus. enc., c1994 (Pierce, Webb; 1921-1991) Baker, 8th ed. (Pierce, Webb; 1926-1991) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Pierce, Webb; 1921-1991) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Pierce, Webb; b. 1926) Harvard bio. dict. of mus. (Pierce, Webb; 1926-1991) Penguin enc. of pop. mus. (Pierce, Webb; b. 1926) Variety obituaries, 1991-92: Mar. 4, 1991 (Webb Pierce, 69, d. Feb. 24, 1991) Notes, June 1992: p. 1206-1207 (Pierce, Webb; d. Feb. 24, 1991, age 65) Century of country, WWW site, April 14, 2004 (Pierce, Webb; Michael Webb Pierce; b. Aug. 8, 1921, West Monroe, La.; d. Feb. 24, 1991) Gail Davies official web site, April 14, 2004: Webb Pierce tribute album/bio-discography/ (Webb Michael Pierce; b. Aug. 8, 1921, West Monroe, Louisiana; d. Feb. 24, 1991) Social Security Death Index, WWW site, April 14, 2004 (Webb Pierce; b. Aug. 8, 1921; d. Feb. 24, 1991; last residence Williamson, TN) Wikipedia WWW site, Nov. 19, 2008 (under Webb Pierce: In 1958, he recorded a rockabilly record, "The New Raunchy"/"I'll Get By Somehow" for Decca under the name "Shady Wall") |