Musician. Born Woodrow Wilson Sovine in Charleston, West Virginia, he was a guitarist and country singer most noted for truck driver songs. In 1948, he formed his own band, "The Echo Valley Boys" and soon was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry. His first hit song was a duet that he recorded with Goldie Hill titled "Are You Mine?" in 1955 and by 1956, he was recording as a solo. For the next two decades, he was a popular performer, toured and recorded for the Decca and MGM labels. His many hit songs included " Daddy's Girl Lyric", "It'll Come Back", "Giddy-Up Go", "Teddy Bear", "Why Baby, Why" and the classic "Phantom 309". His last biggest hit "Teddy Bear", spent three weeks at the top of the country charts and reached number 40 on the pop charts in 1976. He died of a heart attack while driving his van in Nashville, Tennessee.
Musician. Born Woodrow Wilson Sovine in Charleston, West Virginia, he was a guitarist and country singer most noted for truck driver songs. In 1948, he formed his own band, "The Echo Valley Boys" and soon was a regular on the Grand Ole Opry. His first hit song was a duet that he recorded with Goldie Hill titled "Are You Mine?" in 1955 and by 1956, he was recording as a solo. For the next two decades, he was a popular performer, toured and recorded for the Decca and MGM labels. His many hit songs included " Daddy's Girl Lyric", "It'll Come Back", "Giddy-Up Go", "Teddy Bear", "Why Baby, Why" and the classic "Phantom 309". His last biggest hit "Teddy Bear", spent three weeks at the top of the country charts and reached number 40 on the pop charts in 1976. He died of a heart attack while driving his van in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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