Thursday, August 16, 2012

Record #0086: In the Jailhouse Now / I’m Gonna Fall Out of Love With You – WEBB PIERCE


Decca 9-29391 (original) USA, 1955
Words & Music by:  Side AJimmie Rodgers; Side B – Martha Ellis Taylor, Randy Hughes
Musicians: Webb Pierce (vocals), Hank Garland (lead guitar), Teddy Wilburn (guitar), Harold Bradley (guitar), Doyle Wilburn (guitar), Sonny Burnette (steel gtr.), Ernie Newton (bass), Jack Kay (fiddle), Dale Potter (fiddle)
Recording sessions: Castle Studio, the Tulane Hotel, Nashville, TN, Dec. 3, 1954
Highest chart positions:  US Country #1

Here’s Webb Pierce’s epic country hit, which I mentioned in the post of record #0037. This spent 21 weeks at #1 of US Country!

I heard this for the first time on the radio as I was driving with my family from Las Vegas to Williams, AZ, few years ago. Loved it then & still do.

Surprisingly, this was NOT recorded in Bradley’s Barn. :)

The song was originally recorded by Jimmie Rodgers in 1928.

More Pierce will follow later…

List price:  Very Good+ is $10, Near Mint is $20

1 comment:

  1. The label says "unbreakable" ... though it may not quite be the case, these mid-50's Decca records tend to be in a better shape than other records of the same age. :)

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