Woodrow Wilson Sovine, better known as Red Sovine, was born in Charleston, West
Virginia, and became an American country singer whose career spanned from the
1930s until his death in 1980. He signed with MGM Records in 1949 and later
moved to Decca, where he scored his first Number 1 hit in 1956 with a duet cover
of "Why Baby Why" alongside Webb Pierce. After signing with Starday Records in
1959, he found his niche in trucker-themed narrative songs, beginning with
"Giddyup Go" in 1965, which topped the country charts. He followed with other
trucking ballads including "Phantom 309...