death_date years_active label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
04 april 1980 1935 -- 1980 decca , starday red sovine solo_singer 07 july 1916 guitar country music red sovine
 woodrow wilson sovine musician , songwriter heart attack/car wreck
red sovine

woodrow wilson `` red '' sovine -lrb- july 7 , 1916 -- april 4 , 1980 -rrb- was an american country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs , particularly those recited as narratives but set to music .
the most famous examples are his 1965 number # 1 hit giddyup go and his 1976 number one hit `` teddy bear '' .
