I'm 70 years old now and I remember this song when I was a little boy back in the 50s hearing this song at my grandmother's house boy those were the days when America was a great country
On this day in 1970 {April 29th} Johnny Cash performed "In The Jailhouse Now" on his own ABC-TV program "The Johnny Cash Show"... Eight years earlier in 1962 it reached #8 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart... In 1955 Webb Pierce's version peaked at #1 {for 21 weeks} on the country chart and remained on the chart for 37 weeks... R.I.P. Mr. Cash {1932 - 2003} and Mr. Pierce {1921 - 1991}...
Thank you for posting this. Webb Pierce has a beautifully resonant, strong voice. It's a pleasure to hear an old-time country song that relies almost completely on a great voice and good lyrics -- unlike many of the over-instrumentalized songs of today.
Fantastic, so much personality and enjoyment. It was obvious how much fun was being had on stage. As for Webb being dead, I'm sure he's quite old now, as my Dad played his music back in the late fifties and a bit through the 60's. I like this music very much, and Webb's best song (that I love anyway) and I perform is Teenage Boogie!
Hello Ireland! Thank you for visiting my site and for your comment. "In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final verse tells about taking a girl named Susie out on the town and winding up in jail together.
eddie rock You got that right if people like Johnny Cash, Conway, Waylon, Hank Sr, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, the other thee Hanks Snow, Locklin, Thompson, Marty Robbins, Jim Dickens, etc saw where country headed they would roll around in their graves. Thank God we still have Willie, Merle, Charley Pride and a few others.
And the great thing about it, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD. Unlike the CRAP you hear now. disgusting Garbage performed by people with NO country soul, experience OR Respect for same. It's just disturbing
Michael "Webb" Pierce is one of my little brother's great grandfathers (he was named after his personal great grandpa and our shared great grandpa). His mom's mom was adopted by Webb and his wife. I really do enjoy listening to the classic old school country songs like this that were fun, a little silly, and always told stories.
LOL...my father used to sing this song but I'd never heard the original version. It's really great. Thanks for posting it so the newer generations can appreciate the greatness of early country music. It can't be replaced by what is now called country music but is just pop music and very shallow.
Songs like this made Webb the #1 hit maker if the 50s many have recorded this song but Webb's version with the Wilburn Brothers is the best of all Thanks
On this day in 1955 {March 24th} Kitty Wells' "Making Believe"* peaked at #2 {for 15 weeks}* on Billboard's 'Best-Selling Country and Western Records In Stores' chart, and for the fifteen weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those fifteen weeks was "In The Jailhouse Now" by Webb Pierce... The remainder of the Best-Selling Records' Top 10 on March 24th,1955: At #3. "Live Fast, Love Hard, and Die Young" by Faron Young #4. "I've Been Thinking" by Eddy Arnold #5. "Loose Talk" by Carl Smith #6. "Are You Mine?" by Ginny Wright and Tom Tall #7. "As Long As I Live" by Kitty Wells and Red Foley #8. "If You Ain't Lovin'" by Faron Young #9. "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Tennessee Ernie Ford #10. "Yellow Roses" by Hank Snow R.I.P. Kitty Wells {1919 - 2012}, Webb Pierce {1921 - 1991}, and Red Sovine {1917 - 1980}... * For "Making Believe's" fifteenth week at #2 it was actually tied at that position with Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now", and the #1 record for that week was another Webb Pierce record, "I Don't Care"...
My Daddy played that song for me, (in mid 60's) He'd ask for a request, (I'd always say "Play in the jailhouse, Daddy!) brings back memories.. love the old time tunes.
Jimmie Rodgers was first to sing this and he was also the co-author, but I always think Webb Pierce since Mr. Rodgers was before my time. Thanks for sharing.
My very first Country Album was "Webb with a Beat" .. It was given to me by my uncle Earl Kallem. That was many many years ago. Webb had just released that album.
That’s real country music, with Webb Pierce being joined by Red Sovine and one of the Wilburn Brothers. I like today’s country music, don’t get me wrong, but this is the real deal and and the country hits of yesterday don’t get played on radio today. That sort of thing sucks.
I had a couple of embroidered cowboy shirts when I was young. Use to wear them to the Paskenta dances (about 20 miles west of Corning, CA) at the old dance hall. Now that was fun.
I was in the jailhouse as trustee.I was in jail with another trustee and I found a record player in the shop one day when we were on cigarette break. I also found a stack of albums and this song was on one of them. The other trustee was 20 and never heard of Webb Pierce but he liked the song.
GT4 DR1FT3R I would have loved to have gone to that show. He's one of my favorite singers and would have loved to have seen him at the Ryman Auditorium during the Grand Ole Opry's glory days. I listen to the Opry on WSM Nashville but it's not as good as it was then. Still missing Porter Wagoner and Little Jimmy Dickens. When I started listening to the Opry about 10 years ago they were still going.
Michael McGlothin--I had the pleasure of seeing Webb several times, first was in Lansing MI.then Chattanooga TN. Knoxville TN.again In Chattanooga, all were super shows
About the costumes, I read something attributed to Porter Wagoner I always appreciated. A lot of the folks coming to the shows didn't have a lot of money and if they were spending it to see a performer, the performer owed them a "show" and the fancy costumes were part of what was expected. Many people didn't have the extra money for fancy clothes and enjoyed seeing the artists dressed up. I know I'm not impressed with the "new" artists dressed in rags, when they can afford much better.
Thank you for your comment. I was listening to an old recording of Porter Wagoner last night on WSM after the live Grand Old Opry show. (Grand Old Opry, the Golden Era) I sure miss the old songs and artists. Now, I'm showing my age.
That was the real golden years in country music. Sadly, something went wrong in country music, starting in the 70's; they got, I guess, cow mad disease and they went astray way way far from the main trail. For that, they deserve 'jailhouse NOW' 😠
This #1 country song by Webb Pierce was first recorded by Jimmie Rogers in 1928 and his version was rated #2. Jimmie Rodgers and Elsie McWilliams are credited with writing the tune, but George Burns told me that the tune had been a popular novelty song in vaudeville performances as early as 1915. As popular as this tune was for Webb for many years, it probably paid for his guitar shaped swimming pool that he had built at his home sometime in the 1970's. Great post of a live TV show and this tune was probably requested most as Webb says in this video. Is this from the Louisiana Hay Ride?
Interesting to hear all of this history! With the echo lyrics, I could definitely see this being a popular vaudeville song. I wonder if it was an old cowboy song before that?
Joe Momma Geez...so does putting down people’s distant relations with unsubstantiated rumors make you feel better about your pathetic life? Or are you just a sorry little shit with nothing better to do? In case you can’t tell, that’s a rhetorical question..meaning ya don’t need to answer it, you pathetic fuckin crybaby little bitch lol!
Well Gayle that’s pretty awesome, without Webb & the inspiration he gave to country performers back in the day who knows, country music probably would’ve gone downhill long before the 90’s lol! Thanks for sharing that though, have a good one..
I use the Nashville Airport every 3-4 days traveling. They have live bands / soloists playing every day ... and none of them .. not one, dresses up. And most of them sit on chairs ... ???? If I ever get to that level to play publicly .. I'm dressing up ... end of story. Nice CZcams and thanks you for posting it.
I'm 70 years old now and I remember this song when I was a little boy back in the 50s hearing this song at my grandmother's house boy those were the days when America was a great country
"Here's the song you've requested the most..." this is an understatement. This 1955 hit was the biggest country hit for the rest of the century.
I was 2 years old
When I was growing up from early 50s-60s during the birth & growth of R&R, I wouldn't have give a toot for this music. BUT now I love it!!!
Much better than what passes for modern country music.
Webb Pierce's finest moment! And that's saying a lot.
On this day in 1970 {April 29th} Johnny Cash performed "In The Jailhouse Now" on his own ABC-TV program "The Johnny Cash Show"...
Eight years earlier in 1962 it reached #8 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart...
In 1955 Webb Pierce's version peaked at #1 {for 21 weeks} on the country chart and remained on the chart for 37 weeks...
R.I.P. Mr. Cash {1932 - 2003} and Mr. Pierce {1921 - 1991}...
Can still hear my Dad, playing the guitar & belting out this song. All of us kids would join in singing really loud along to this tune.
That's country!! From the sound to what they wear....no tshirts, torn jeans or short shorts....ladies were ladies back then!
Thank you for posting this. Webb Pierce has a beautifully resonant, strong voice. It's a pleasure to hear an old-time country song that relies almost completely on a great voice and good lyrics -- unlike many of the over-instrumentalized songs of today.
Fantastic, so much personality and enjoyment. It was obvious how much fun was being had on stage. As for Webb being dead, I'm sure he's quite old now, as my Dad played his music back in the late fifties and a bit through the 60's. I like this music very much, and Webb's best song (that I love anyway) and I perform is Teenage Boogie!
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How are you doing today?
What a duet that was Webb and Red Sovine,that would be a real pair to see together today, I loved the video Thank You very much for posting it.
Is this the real story of who Red Stovall is based on?
@@kajunklown thought this was an old Jimmy Rogers tune
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"In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final verse tells about taking a girl named Susie out on the town and winding up in jail together.
Now this is is real country music. I love Webb!!!!!!
eddie rock You got that right if people like Johnny Cash, Conway, Waylon, Hank Sr, Ernest Tubb, Buck Owens, the other thee Hanks Snow, Locklin, Thompson, Marty Robbins, Jim Dickens, etc saw where country headed they would roll around in their graves. Thank God we still have Willie, Merle, Charley Pride and a few others.
***** Who's next?
Alfred F. Jones hes my uncle but he died 😒 I'm from the pierce line😃
Alfred F. Jones hell yea it is
And the great thing about it, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND EVERY WORD. Unlike the CRAP you hear now. disgusting Garbage performed by people with NO country soul, experience OR Respect for same. It's just disturbing
Loving this REAL music
Thanks so much for these TREASURES OF COUNTRY GOLD... THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC
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thank you webb, rip for your music
Love this version! Definitely my favorite.
Michael "Webb" Pierce is one of my little brother's great grandfathers (he was named after his personal great grandpa and our shared great grandpa). His mom's mom was adopted by Webb and his wife. I really do enjoy listening to the classic old school country songs like this that were fun, a little silly, and always told stories.
Thanks for checking in with us and for the interesting comment.
I’m related to webb by blood he was my grandfathers 1st cousin I’m pretty sure
LOL...my father used to sing this song but I'd never heard the original version. It's really great. Thanks for posting it so the newer generations can appreciate the greatness of early country music. It can't be replaced by what is now called country music but is just pop music and very shallow.
mine did too
Songs like this made Webb the #1 hit maker if the 50s many have recorded this song but Webb's version with the Wilburn Brothers is the best of all
Thanks
Jimmie Rodgers sang it long before Pierce and Jimmie did it much better.
webbjr37 - I was married to his nephew. They look alike.
@@LT1HILLINGHOE I like JR's version also, but I like the up tempo of Webb's a little better.
@@TheFishdoctor1952 My comment was about Jimmie Rodgers.
@@LT1HILLINGHOE So was my comment.
They don't make or sing songs like this anymore...I love it..tks
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where can I find them
check out Jake Penrod and Casey James Preswood
Webb Is Great Country Sing My Grandfather Play This One Car Radio Miss Him RIP Both Star
Hello, So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. How are you?
This is real country music not like todays
Still a lot of good country out there. You just gotta look a little harder. Sturgill Simpson and Charlie Crockett come to mind
Best Classic Country !
My folks are WW2/Great Depression-era folks raised on farms. I grew up with Webb Pierce & Eddy Arnold....
Love it!
i love this stuff!
On this day in 1955 {March 24th} Kitty Wells' "Making Believe"* peaked at #2 {for 15 weeks}* on Billboard's 'Best-Selling Country and Western Records In Stores' chart, and for the fifteen weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those fifteen weeks was "In The Jailhouse Now" by Webb Pierce...
The remainder of the Best-Selling Records' Top 10 on March 24th,1955:
At #3. "Live Fast, Love Hard, and Die Young" by Faron Young
#4. "I've Been Thinking" by Eddy Arnold
#5. "Loose Talk" by Carl Smith
#6. "Are You Mine?" by Ginny Wright and Tom Tall
#7. "As Long As I Live" by Kitty Wells and Red Foley
#8. "If You Ain't Lovin'" by Faron Young
#9. "Ballad of Davy Crockett" by Tennessee Ernie Ford
#10. "Yellow Roses" by Hank Snow
R.I.P. Kitty Wells {1919 - 2012}, Webb Pierce {1921 - 1991}, and Red Sovine {1917 - 1980}...
* For "Making Believe's" fifteenth week at #2 it was actually tied at that position with Webb Pierce's "In The Jailhouse Now", and the #1 record for that week was another Webb Pierce record, "I Don't Care"...
Interesting. Wonder if there is a back story to these songs?
THIS FELLOW CAN REALLY COOK,,,JUST LOVE IT
Real Country Music Gold wooooooo look at those suits 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Hey 2022. This is what real country music sounds like.
My Daddy played that song for me, (in mid 60's) He'd ask for a request, (I'd always say "Play in the jailhouse, Daddy!) brings back memories.. love the old time tunes.
Beautiful Tune!! I love it
Webb Pierce, Ultimate Miami Dolphins fan
Aw, cute outfit.
Webb Pierce(August 8th,1921-February 24th,1991).!
Love this song.
Jimmie Rodgers was first to sing this and he was also the co-author, but I always think Webb Pierce since Mr. Rodgers was before my time.
Thanks for sharing.
WHAT A SONG AND SINGERS
Webb Pierce was so handsome
Classic!!! My Dad, Self Taught Guitar/Banjo Player, Played this Way Back When. RIP Dad
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Yes The very old days here-in
Two-tone dress boots, neck-scarves knotted on the side of the neck and striping down the exterior seam of pants are making me crazy-like.
Real country style in the early years.....good music too!!
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My very first Country Album was "Webb with a Beat" .. It was given to me by my uncle Earl Kallem. That was many many years ago. Webb had just released that album.
That’s real country music, with Webb Pierce being joined by Red Sovine and one of the Wilburn Brothers. I like today’s country music, don’t get me wrong, but this is the real deal and and the country hits of yesterday don’t get played on radio today. That sort of thing sucks.
Really Corn-Tree! Love it. Three leaf clover.
Nice to be able to go way back ..Beautiful sound ,to me
+Geneviève Landry ive been collecting for 60 years and with 2 bars with jukeboxes i have beer cartons of 45 s
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I had a couple of embroidered cowboy shirts when I was young. Use to wear them to the Paskenta dances (about 20 miles west of Corning, CA) at the old dance hall. Now that was fun.
Jack Kay on the fiddle!!
My cousin; ole Webb...never forget him....
thanks youtube for this beautiful music Love the old tunes
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put it back on to the music thank you please music CZcams CZcams CZcams thank you
I was in the jailhouse as trustee.I was in jail with another trustee and I found a record player in the shop one day when we were on cigarette break. I also found a stack of albums and this song was on one of them. The other trustee was 20 and never heard of Webb Pierce but he liked the song.
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Michael McGlothin my grandma told me he came to Oregon once and did a show way back when and she went to it with my grandpa
GT4 DR1FT3R I would have loved to have gone to that show. He's one of my favorite singers and would have loved to have seen him at the Ryman Auditorium during the Grand Ole Opry's glory days. I listen to the Opry on WSM Nashville but it's not as good as it was then. Still missing Porter Wagoner and Little Jimmy Dickens. When I started listening to the Opry about 10 years ago they were still going.
Michael McGlothin yea he played
1. In the jailhouse now 2. Wings of a dove 3. Pick me up on your way down 4. A duet with Conway twitty
Michael McGlothin--I had the pleasure of seeing Webb several times, first was in Lansing MI.then Chattanooga TN. Knoxville TN.again In Chattanooga, all were super shows
About the costumes, I read something attributed to Porter Wagoner I always appreciated. A lot of the folks coming to the shows didn't have a lot of money and if they were spending it to see a performer, the performer owed them a "show" and the fancy costumes were part of what was expected. Many people didn't have the extra money for fancy clothes and enjoyed seeing the artists dressed up. I know I'm not impressed with the "new" artists dressed in rags, when they can afford much better.
Thank you for your comment. I was listening to an old recording of Porter Wagoner last night on WSM after the live Grand Old Opry show. (Grand Old Opry, the Golden Era) I sure miss the old songs and artists. Now, I'm showing my age.
I'm 38, I love these songs too.
Love it
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Unique singing voice
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That was the real golden years in country music. Sadly, something went wrong in country music, starting in the 70's; they got, I guess, cow mad disease and they went astray way way far from the main trail. For that, they deserve 'jailhouse NOW' 😠
Underground Country is strong and really good
Have so much been enjoying my visit...Thanks for posting all the great entertainment found here, just like this one...WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Talk about a thick accent God bless Webb pierce
Webb's version may be even better than Jimmy's!
pure solid gold country.2019
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Great old time country singer
This #1 country song by Webb Pierce was first recorded by Jimmie Rogers in 1928 and his version was rated #2. Jimmie Rodgers and Elsie McWilliams are credited with writing the tune, but George Burns told me that the tune had been a popular novelty song in vaudeville performances as early as 1915. As popular as this tune was for Webb for many years, it probably paid for his guitar shaped swimming pool that he had built at his home sometime in the 1970's. Great post of a live TV show and this tune was probably requested most as Webb says in this video. Is this from the Louisiana Hay Ride?
Interesting to hear all of this history! With the echo lyrics, I could definitely see this being a popular vaudeville song. I wonder if it was an old cowboy song before that?
Some sweet memories of my misspent youth.
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this is my great great uncle webb I come from the pierce line and hooker line and its amazing how great this man sings
Gayle McCoy yepppp
I heard he was an alcoholic asshole congratulations!
Joe Momma
Geez...so does putting down people’s distant relations with unsubstantiated rumors make you feel better about your pathetic life? Or are you just a sorry little shit with nothing better to do?
In case you can’t tell, that’s a rhetorical question..meaning ya don’t need to answer it, you pathetic fuckin crybaby little bitch lol!
Well Gayle that’s pretty awesome, without Webb & the inspiration he gave to country performers back in the day who knows, country music probably would’ve gone downhill long before the 90’s lol!
Thanks for sharing that though, have a good one..
best version
+Savoy209 agreed :)
Great song
Sonny Burnette on the steel
Happy 100th Birthday to Webb Pierce!
That songs is cool
A great old song.
Awesome cool yeaaaahhhh...
Real country music !
this is old timey
Hey they are covering the old Soggy Bottom Boys song!
Woo "Big" Red Sovine.
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for putting this one on youtube. Someone else had it on, but for some reason took it down. Again thanks.
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This ramblin bob feller musta been popular. Knew Webb Pierce, Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Nelson, Tim Blake Nelson and a buncha folks on Vaudville
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I use the Nashville Airport every 3-4 days traveling. They have live bands / soloists playing every day ... and none of them .. not one, dresses up. And most of them sit on chairs ... ???? If I ever get to that level to play publicly .. I'm dressing up ... end of story. Nice CZcams and thanks you for posting it.
Can't see Webb Pierce without thinking of his guitar-shaped swimming pool.
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Appropriate music 🎵
Awesome song
Webb played at the Lone Star Ranch in Merrimack, NH back in the 60s and 70s a few times, a lot of famous singers played there as well,
The best music in the hole world you can't beat it
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thank you for posting these I just love them
+327cheech Thanks for those cards & emails.
great song
Dig the cat on the bass .... nobody cooler
@RaiseHell Eat Cornbread Agreed.
Real country!
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This is Too Cool for School!
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"In the jailhouse now fellers, neighborhood of B"
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Ahh real Country.
good tune.
love it
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i had this old record sounded just like the original