Red Sovine Compilation
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I wish I could see the Red Sovine commercial from the late '70s, filmed before his untimely death. I remember him singing into a cheap Radio Shack tape recorder style mic, in front of some cheap colored spot lights. Wearing a cheap green polyester leisure suit, giving an emotive reading of "I Didn't Jump The Fence". Anyone else remember that? BTW, Red was a musical genius despite the tacky trappings!
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@mndandy - That skip is likely from a splice on the original master tape.
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Wow - grew up on Red's music and just seeing the older trucks is worth it...not only that but how scary we all looked. ;)
Not sure that the year is right - given that this still offered 8-track I would suspect probably 83 or 84......but thank you!
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"Red Sovine was taken from us in a tragic car crash in 1980." Hilariously, he was hit by a semi while the truck driver was listening to "Teddy Bear" and chatting with a "crippled boy" on the CB radio.
Okay, actually he had a heart attack while driving his Ford van and crashed. I like my version better, however.
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Yes, I actually bought 8 track tapes from Readers Digest as late as 1992 because I had a vehicle with an 8 track. Even today in 2010 you can still purchase LP Albums. They are still printing popular music on records- just got to know where to look.
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I recall the cassette I bought at a truck stop (naturally!) was dubbed right from a vinyl copy, complete with a skip at the end of "Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun".
On a recent road trip, a friend of mine busted out his new fangled compact disc of the same album- there was the skip in all it's "digitally remastered" glory! Gotta love it.....
God bless Red, for all those recitations that had us howling with laughter in the middle of the night, barreling across this great land.
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classic commercial.
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Who knew you could purchase a new 8 track tape as late as 1987?
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because the record producers today don't know anything about what the real, down-to-earth american record buyers want to hear...
Damn, I just finished listening to Teddy Bear, and I can't stop crying. I didn't know music like this existed! Why don't we have music like this anymore???
tbone2004 3 years ago 3
OMG this is so funny....Red Sovine rules.
roblettinVa 3 years ago 2