Wine Women and Song explained

Wine, Women, And Song
Published:	copyright Albert Poindexter & Aubrey Gass, Troup, Texas^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Al Dexter and His Troopers
B-Side:	It's Up To You
Released:	July 29, 1946^[2]
Recorded:	April 5, 1945
Studio:	CBS Columbia Square Studio, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Country (Hillbilly)
Label:	Columbia 37062
Prev Title:	Guitar Polka / Honey, Do You Think It's Wrong
Prev Year:	1946
Next Title:	Kokomo Island
Next Year:	1947

"Wine Women And Song" is a 1940 song written by Al Dexter and Aubrey Gass.^[3] It was recorded on April 23, 1940^[4] at Burrus Sawmill Studio, Saginaw, Texas by Al Dexter & His Troopers (consisting of Dexter, Gass and bass player Joe Ferguson).^[5] It was released June 6, 1940 on Vocalion 05572 with no success. After hits like "Pistol Packin' Mama", Dexter re-recorded it on April 5, 1945 at the CBS Studio at Radio Station KNX, Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, California. It was released on August 15, 1946 on Columbia 37062, backed with "It's Up To You". On September 14, 1946, it reached the no. 1 spot on Billboard's "Most Played Jukebox Folk Records" chart, where it remained for five weeks.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office.. Catalog of Copyright Entries 1939 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 34 Pt 3 For the Year 1939. 1939. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. United States Copyright Office. English.
2. Web site: Wine, Women, And Song 1946 . 45worlds.com . 16 July 2021.
3. Web site: Wine, Women, And Song . discogs.com . August 1946 . 16 July 2021.
4. Web site: Vocalion . 78discography.com . 16 July 2021.
5. Web site: Al Dexter . countrydiscoghraphy2.blogspot.com . 16 July 2021.
6. Web site: Al Dexter and His Troopers . aldexter.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120724143740/http://aldexter.com/?page_id=3%20class=. 16 July 2021. 2012-07-24.
7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 104.