Origins: 'Bucketmouth McGinty 'additional info.

Subject: Origins: 'Bucketmouth McGinty ' additional info.
From: GUEST,bsazaz
Date: 18 Apr 07 - 12:28 PM

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, "Save the Alcohol" 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.

Subject: RE: Origins: 'Bucketmouth McGinty 'additional info.
From: GUEST,allan S.
Date: 18 Apr 07 - 07:43 PM

What do you think the date of that 78rpm disk was made??? By 1950's most records were vinal. Therefore Gunther could not have written it as he claimed in 1951. Any ideas on this.

Subject: RE: Origins: 'Bucketmouth McGinty 'additional info.
From: GUEST,bsazaz
Date: 18 Apr 07 - 08:13 PM

I'm sorry. I put the record into storage, a really hard place for me to get back to. I looked for a date on the record when I had it out but didn't find one. The intention of my post was not to discredit Gunther, since he may very well have written our beloved ditty, but to share my documented information. I'd like to hear any revelations about its' origin. Bob S