Born July 7, 1917 in Charleston, West Virginia, Woodrow Wilson “Red” Sovine learned to play guitar at age 12. He cut his teeth performing for imaginary audiences in the family barn. In the mid-30s, he ...
Many older truckers lament the passing of the trucker song. To them, the lack of songs about the honorabletrucker says something sad about the state of their industry and the state of country music.