Red Sovine

Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving 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 chart.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 7, 1917 (Charleston), Died April 4, 1980 (Nashville)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 3224	1/12/1954	How do you think I feel	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3225	1/12/1954	My new love affair	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3226	1/12/1954	I will for you	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3227	1/12/1954	Give our love a little longer	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3321	6/20/1954	Don't drop it	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3322	6/20/1954	Outlaw	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3323	6/20/1954	Which one should I choose	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3324	6/20/1954	Don't be the one	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3417	1/6/1955	Koko mo	Goldie Hill ; Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3418	1/6/1955	Are you mine	Goldie Hill ; Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3436	2/25/1955	I hope you don't care	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 3437	2/25/1955	I'm glad you found a place for me	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	BR 9095	4/7/1955	Little Rosa-1	Webb Pierce	vocalist
Decca	BR 9096	4/7/1955	Missing you	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9158	7/1/1955	Remember I love you	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9200	10/27/1955	Why baby why-1	Webb Pierce ; Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9201	10/27/1955	Sixteen tons	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9258	12/16/1955	Little Rosa-1	Webb Pierce	vocalist
Decca	NA 9274	1/10/1956	If Jesus came to your house	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9275	1/10/1956	I got religion (the old time way)	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9296	2/23/1956	Hold everything (till I get home)	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9297	2/23/1956	Best years of your life	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9298	2/23/1956	Where will Mammie go	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9299	2/23/1956	You're calling me sweetheart	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9424	6/26/1956	Courtin' time in Tennessee	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9425	6/26/1956	My little rat	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9552	11/12/1956	Down on the corner of love	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9553	11/12/1956	Poor man's riches	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9554	11/12/1956	Juke joint Johnny	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9555	11/12/1956	No thanks, bartender	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9777	4/12/1957	Wrong	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 9778	4/12/1957	Who knows better than you and me	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10128	2/15/1958	Once more	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10129	2/15/1958	Four arms	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10130	2/15/1958	Wild beating heart	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10385	10/2/1958	You used to be my baby	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10386	10/2/1958	Leave me alone	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10546	12/27/1958	Yankee go home-1	Goldie Hill	vocalist
Decca	NA 10703	5/6/1959	Cold hands of fate	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10704	5/6/1959	One sided love affair	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10705	5/6/1959	A lot like you	Red Sovine	vocalist
Decca	NA 10706	5/6/1959	Ooh how I love you	Red Sovine	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sovine, Red," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344767.

Sovine, Red. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/344767.

"Sovine, Red." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.