Shovel Widesmith was a pioneer of western swing, but is largely remembered for his quaint racist songs Strung out Chinaman, The Drunken Indian, and Irish Mating Call. These songs are often played ironically on college radio stations because its okay to poke fun at races that white people are not scared of, c.f. Silverman, Sarah. Jesus Is Magic. Prod. by Black Gold Films, dist. by Vivendi Entertainment, 20906, USA, DVD.