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Red Sovine

real name Woodrow Wilson Sovine

Charleston, United States · 1917-07-17 – 1980-04-04

Red Sovine is credited on 543 releases across 182 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2016 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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543

Credits

182

Albums

7

Decades active

74

In collections

Biography

Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine, Born ( July 7, 1917 Charleston, West Virginia – April 4, 1980 Nashville, TN ) Was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck-driving country songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music. His most noted examples are "Giddyup Go" (1965) and "Teddy Bear" (1976), both of which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. And Includes Little Rosa, and Phantom 309, He also wrote hits for other artists, including “Missing You,” recorded by Jim Reeves, and “Why Baby Why,” recorded by Webb Pierce.
On April 4, 1980, Sovine suffered a heart attack while driving in southern Nashville, causing him to run a red light and strike an oncoming vehicle.

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Credited work

543 releases · 182 albums · active 1950–2016

  • Performance · 674
  • Other credits · 16

Studios: NOB Audio · Gusto Studio · Starday Sound Studios · Studio Maschen

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