I hadn’t realized until tonight how well recorded this tune is. I’m familiar with the Wynonie Harrie version, so let’s start there…. Here’s Buster Poindexter (AKA David Johansen) Bull Moose Jackson answers the question with his recording I know who threw the whiskey in the… Read More
Songs about drinking….what a treasure trove. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Drinking song #5 features Tex Ritter and it’s called Rye Whiskey. Born in 1905, Mr. Ritter was both a singer and an actor – and the father of John Ritter,… Read More
Tonight I posted some Wynonie Harris music over at SqueezeMyLemon. Put on your dancin’ shoes and drop by for a while.
27th Street 