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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Yes I know why I want to cry it's over you and I'm painting the town feeling blue
Should you ever love one that's untrue
Then you'll know why I want to cry it's over you
Well tomorrow I'll be twice as blue I'm so low I could die over you
I should have known that you'd never be true
Yes I know why I want to cry it's over you
[ fiddle - steel - guitar ]
Yes I know why I want to cry...
Well I tried you all over again and you just smiled all over again
Yes I'm asking for heartaches anew
Yes I know why I want to cry it's over you