Red sovine
USA
Born: 17 July 1917
Died: 04 April 1980
Genres: Country
Styles: Truck Driving Country, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country
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Though he had a long, distinguished career in country music, singer/songwriter and guitarist Red Sovine is best remembered for his earnest, funny, and at times highly sentimental recitations that took the cab of an over-the-road truck for their settings. Born Woodrow Wilson Sovine into an impoverished family in Charleston, WV, he was inspired as a child by WCHS radio musicians Buddy Starcher and Frank Welling. Sovine and his childhood friend Johnnie Bailes joined Jim Pike's Carolina Tar Heels and performed as "Smiley and Red, the Singing Sailor...
Similar artists
- George Jones (134)
- Mel McDaniel (1)
- Roy Acuff (0)
- Webb Pierce (-3)
Influenced by
- Johnny Cash (136)
Performed Songs By
- Hank Williams (11)
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