Born July 7, 1917 in Charleston, West Virginia, Woodrow Wilson “Red” Sovine learned to play guitar at age 12. He cut his teeth performing for imaginary audiences in the family barn. In the mid-30s, he ...
April 4, 1980: Musician Red Sovine died in Nashville. Sovine, born Woodrow Wilson Sovine in Charleston, gained country music fame for his recitations, especially those incorporating sentimental truck ...
Overdrive Radio · Songs of the Highway, No. 4: 'Woman Behind the Man Behind the Wheel,' by Red Sovine Released in 1977, it was one of Sovine’s last singles. It followed some of trucking’s biggest hits ...
Red Sovine died in 1980 at the age of 61, but his truck driving song legacy has continued to shine throughout the decades since his passing. Sovine’s “Teddy Bear” is a classic among classics in the ...