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    • Apr 11, 1970
    Alabama governor Albert Brewer campaigns at Sage Avenue Park in Mobile, supported with appearances by Kitty Wells, Red Sovine, Bob Luman and Lester Flatt
    May 27, 1976
    Red Sovine records the C.B. recitation "Teddy Bear"
    May 29, 1976
    Starday releases Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear"
    Jun 25, 1976
    Wichita radio station KBUL names country music's "Ugliest Men." Winners of the dubious honor include Buck Owens, Don Williams, Red Sovine and David Allan Coe
    Jul 17, 1976
    Red Sovine's C.B. recitation "Teddy Bear" parks at #1 for the first of three weeks on the Billboard country singles chart
    Aug 28, 1976
    Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear" rests at #1 on the Billboard country albums chart
    Oct 2, 1976
    Donna Fargo sings "I've Loved You All Of The Way" and Red Sovine performs "Teddy Bear" on TV's "Hee Haw." Performances from the cast's regulars include Buck Owens' "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line," Roy Clark's cover of "Country Is" and the Hagers' take on "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)"
    Nov 16, 1976
    Red Sovine's trucker recitation "Teddy Bear" receives a gold single from the RIAA
    Apr 4, 1980
    Red Sovine dies after suffering a heart attack while driving a van in Nashville. A member of the Grand Ole Opry beginning in 1954, he gained his biggest recognition for the recitation records "Teddy Bear," "Giddyup Go" and "Phantom 309"
    Sep 25, 1987
    The Matt Dillon movie "The Big Town" debuts in theaters. Music in the film includes Johnny Cash's "Home Of The Blues," Red Sovine's "Juke Joint Johnny" and Cindy Fee's version of "Lovesick Blues," plus Ronnie Self, Ivory Joe Hunter and The Drifters
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