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    • Sep 10, 1954
    Webb Pierce tries his hand at Jimmie Rodgers' "In The Jailhouse Now" during a session at the Castle Studio in Nashville. Unhappy with the results, he records the final version a dozen weeks later
    Nov 6, 1954
    Webb Pierce begins a nine-week run at the top of the Billboard country singles chart with "More And More"
    Dec 3, 1954
    In his second stab at the song, Webb Pierce records Jimmie Rodgers' "In The Jailhouse Now" at the Castle Studio in Nashville's Tulane Hotel
    Feb 25, 1955
    Webb Pierce records "I Don't Care" in Nashville at the Castle Studio
    Feb 26, 1955
    Webb Pierce kicks off 20 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with his remake of "In The Jailhouse Now"
    Apr 7, 1955
    Webb Pierce records three future singles at Nashville's Bradley Studios, although all are deemed unsuitable and re-recorded later. At issue: "Yes, I Know Why," "'Cause I Love You" and a duet with Red Sovine, "Little Rosa"
    May 21, 1955
    Webb Pierce quits the Grand Ole Opry on the WSM airwaves after a three-year membership. Pierce laments that he never had his own half-hour Opry segment
    May 30, 1955
    Decca releases Webb Pierce's "I Don't Care"
    Jun 20, 1955
    The movie "Webb Pierce And His Wonderin' Boys" debuts in theaters. Hank Penny, Sue Thompson, Red Sovine and Johnny Burnette also appear in the film, which includes renditions of "Slowly" and "In The Jailhouse Now"
    Jul 1, 1955
    Webb Pierce records "If You Were Me (And I Were You)" at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville. Unhappy with the results, he records the final version five days later
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