- 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.
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