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Thread #100431   Message #2027282
Posted By: GUEST
16-Apr-07 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Bucketmouth McGinty (Eugene Gunter)
Subject: RE: Origin: Bucketmouth McGinty (Eugene Gunter)
I seared many an eardrum in the early '50s singing the tale of Bucketmouth at our numerous beer socials. Two years ago I gleaned the internet trying to find info about McGinty. No luck. I wanted a copy in the worst way for my CD collection of nostalgia. Last fall I was going through some stuff that my sister was storing left over from my folks house. "Save the Alcohol" was among many of my old 78's.
   I have it in front of me now. It was pressed under the Capitol Americana label, Larry Cassidy was the singer and written by McCoy-Gould-Cassidy. There is a notation on it saying 'Old Time Singing With a String Band'. No mention of Gunther? On the flip side is "That Wild and Wicked Look in Your Eye", written by Sam Nochols. I soiled a few eardrums with that tune also. It is now secure on the Ipod my grandchildren gave me.
   The song got at least as far west as the Missouri River back then since I was at Creighton U in Omaha at the time. I hope this helps.