Drinkin Spo-Dee-O-Dee by The Western Playboys

Drinkin Spo-Dee-O-Dee(McGhee)Vocal by Les GuthrieWestern MagicHit Parades Tunes1949A cover of the Sticks McGhee song. Not listed in Second Hand Songs A subsidiary of the Swing Records Manufacturing Company, from Paris, Texas, operated by Jimmy Mercer.. In all likehood the Western Magic was a short-lived budget label.At least two other records were issued by this label. See 45cat Les and His Western Playboys are not related (Ohio family group led by Les Haven)Interesting information about Jimmy Mercer and his Swing Records Company can be found at Counterfeit Records in the 1940s (and Beyond) by Allan Sutton I reproduce here the pertinent part of the article :The only pressing plant operating at the time in Paris, Texas, was the Swing Record Manufacturing Company, a small start-up owned by Jimmy Mercer (née Harry Schaefer, a.k.a. Jivin’ Joe Jackson). His checkered past included a 1928 conviction for robbery and forgery, and allegedly, a 1931 arrest for passing bad checks. By the…