Red Sovine ~ Teddy Bear Teddy Bear was co-written and recorded by Red Sovine and released in June 1976 as the title track to Sovine's album of the same name. June 1976 (U.S.) While this spoken-word tearjerker is not based on a specific real-life event, it does reflect the culture of CB radio usage in the 1970s and the strong community that existed among truck drivers during that time . | Stone Cold Country