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Wikipedia article'"I Ain't Never"' is a song co-written by American country music artists Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis. Each co-writer recorded the song separately, with both Pierce's (1959), and years later Tillis's (1972), versions resulting in major hits. BackgroundAccording to Tillis, he wrote the song himself, and agreed to credit Pierce as a co-writer in exchange for a pair of boots Pierce was wearing when Tillis pitched him the song. In Tillis's words, "Them old boots cost me over eight hundred thousand dollars" in royalties.Ralph Emery's Country Legends Volume 2 DVD Chart performancePierce's version was released in 1959, eventually spending nine weeks at No. 2 on the 'Billboard' Hot C&W Sides chart that year (held out by "The Three Bells (Les Trois Cloches)" by The Browns). The pop market accepted the Webb Pierce version, crossing it into the Billboard Top 40 and peaking at #24. Webb PierceMel TillisTillis's 1972 recording of the song was his first No. 1 hit on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The success of this version was limited to country music stations.The LowesAdditional recordingsSince its original release, the song has been recorded by several other artists, including: *Jimmie Vaughan *John Fogerty (as 'The Blue Ridge Rangers') *BR5-49 *Kippi Brannon *Delbert McClinton *Roger Miller *Perfect Stranger *Ricky Skaggs *Hank Thompson *Dave Edmunds *The Four Preps *Jerry Garcia w/ David Grisman *Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band *The Head Cat *Little Richard *The Oak Ridge Boys *Shocking Blue *Connie Smith *The Jordanaires *Charley Crockett ReferencesCategory:1959 singles Category:1972 singles Category:Webb Pierce songs Category:Mel Tillis songs Category:Perfect Stranger (band) songs Category:BR549 songs Category:Songs written by Mel Tillis Category:Decca Records singles Category:MGM Records singles Category:Songs written by Webb Pierce Category:1959 songs | |
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