Thursday, December 06, 2012

Record #0199: Honky Tonk Song / Someday – WEBB PIERCE



Decca 30255 (original) USA, Feb. 1957
Words & Music by:  Side AMel Tillis, Buck Peddy; Side BSonny Curtis, Webb Pierce
Musicians:  Webb Pierce (vocals), Hank Garland (guitar), Harold Bradley (guitar), Sonny Burnette (steel guitar), Lightnin’ Chance (bass), Dale Potter (fiddle), Tommy Jackson (fiddle), Jack Kay (fiddle), Buddy Harman (drums), Owen Bradley (piano), The Jordanaires (backing vocals)
Recording sessions:  Owen Bradley Studio, Nashville, TN, Feb. 15, 1957
Highest chart positions: Side A – US Country #1; Side B – US Country #12

Webb Pierce tried a bit of rock’n’roll with some musicians of The Nashville A-Team in this one. He did pretty good with it, having the only US Country #1 he had that year and the last of the twelve #1 hits he had in his career. The flip side didn’t do bad either.

Tillis & Peddy also wrote “Five Feet of Lovin’” for Gene Vincent.

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

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