On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:49:26 -0500, Dickr > wrote:

> On 7/18/2011 9:59 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> > On 7/18/2011 6:36 PM, Mark Lipton wrote:
> >> #6 hit from Google:
> >>
> >> http://www.intowine.com/wine-songs-all-time-top-30
> >>
> >> Mark Lipton
> >>
> >
> > Wasn't there a Country Western song with the refrain "Kisses sweeter
> > than wine"? I often wondered about the sort of wines the singer
> > preferred; Thunderbird maybe?
> >
> James,
> Yes, "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" was recorded by Jimmie Rodgers in the
> late 1950s. Back in those days "Country" songs sometimes ended up on
> the "Pop" charts. I don't know what they were drinking, but according to
> the song, they had lots of kids and grandkids.



It's way older than that. It's not really Country and Western, but was
written by the Weavers in 1950, based on a Leadbelly tune.

Ken


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Ken Blake