Best known for his hit spoken word records "Giddyup Go" and "Teddy
Bear"
Country singer.
Best known for his sentimental recitation songs. Of his three Billboard
magazine No. 1 country hits, two of those were recitations -- "Giddyup
Go" (1966) and "Teddy Bear" (1976).
His other No. 1 hit was a singing duet with Webb Pierce, 1956's "Why Baby
Why."
"Teddy Bear" is the last country song to climb to No. 1 within three
weeks of its top 40 debut on Billboard magazine's country singles
chart.