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 songsters. 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 “Finallyâ€, 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, among other truly bizzare and amazing things.
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There's a ramshackle shack in old Caroline it's callin' me back to the girl of mine
Those two brown eyes I'm longing to see oh the girl of my dreams she will always be
Those two brown eyes that sparkle with love came down to me from heaven above
If I could fly like a beautiful dove I'd fly to the arms of the one that I love
[ fiddle - steel ]
Those two brown eyes...