3 7 ▁– ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁singer . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁song , ▁" I ▁Come ▁Home ▁A - Dr ink in ' ▁( To ▁a ▁W orn - Out ▁W ife ▁Like ▁You )", ▁which ▁was ▁written ▁as ▁an ▁" answer ▁song " ▁to ▁his ▁older ▁sister ▁Lor etta ▁Lyn n ' s ▁# 1 ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁hit ▁" Don ' t ▁Come ▁Home ▁A ▁Dr ink in ' ". ▁ ▁Child hood ▁Will ie ▁" J ay " ▁Lee ▁Web b ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁cabin ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁in ▁But cher ▁H ollow , ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁and ▁fourth ▁child ▁born ▁to ▁Clara ▁Marie ▁" Cl ary " ▁( née ▁R ame y ; ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁and ▁Mel vin ▁" T ed " ▁Web b ▁( 1 9 0 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁a ▁coal ▁min er ▁and ▁subs istence ▁far mer . ▁The ▁family ▁was ▁poor , ▁living ▁hand - to - mouth , ▁and ▁re lying ▁on ▁Ted ▁Web b ' s ▁me ager ▁income . ▁The ▁Web b ▁family ▁had ▁seven ▁other ▁children ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Jay ▁Lee : ▁ ▁Mel vin ▁" J un ior " ▁Web b ▁( Dec ember ▁ 4 , ▁ 1