Music Review

King of the Honky Tonk (1994)

Webb Pierce
Reviewed by Ken Tucker | Sep 09, 1994
EW's GRADE
A+

Details Lead Performance: Webb Pierce; Genre: Country

Want to explain to Garth Brooks fans what real country music is? Hand 'em this CD. Pierce ruled country in the '50s with 13 No. 1 hits; he recorded the ultimate alcoholic song (''There Stands the Glass'') as well as the most exquisite country ballad about falling in love (''Slowly''). His pinched, nasal whine and whooping croon defined hardcore honky-tonk vocalizing, and the 18 songs here delineate romance and heartbreak as well as anything in the genre.

Originally posted Sep 09, 1994 Published in issue #239 Sep 09, 1994 Order article reprints

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