On July 29, 1952, Webb made one of his finest recordings: “Back Street Affair.” It was his third #1 song on the charts. It was written and first recorded by Billy Wallace. In 1953, Kitty Wells recorded an answer song called “Paying for that Back Street Affair,” with lyrics written by Jimmy Rule. According to Wikipedia: “The song was first offered to Hank Williams, then the undisputed "King" of country music. He was singing it on his early morning radio shows and that's how Webb Pierce first hear

One of Webb Pierces first big hits of the early 50’s. | GatorRock

Take that Webb Pierce! 70 years ago today, on January 12, 1953, Kitty Wells recorded "Paying For That Back Street Affair," a woman's response to Webb's hit, "Back Street Affair". | GatorRock