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"One Mint Julep" is a R&B song, written and composed by Rudy Toombs, that became a 1952 hit for the Clovers. [1] The song has received over 100 cover versions, both with lyrics and as an instrumental.
Some of Toombs' best known songs are listed below. [3]"Teardrops from My Eyes", a Rhythm and blues song for Ruth Brown, which was a hit for her in 1950 "One Mint Julep", [1] recorded by The Clovers (number 1 R&B in 1951), covered in an instrumental version by Ray Charles (number 1 R&B, Billboard Hot 100 number 8 in 1961)
The tracks "One Mint Julep" (written by Rudy Toombs) [7] and the Ertegun composition "Middle of the Night" (originally released as a 10" vinyl single) [8] were both top ten hits on the R&B chart of May 1952. [9]
In the Encyclopedia of Albums, edited by Paul Du Noyer, the album is described as "The eclectic Charles's only big-band jazzy get-together of the early Sixties"; the track "One Mint Julep" is highlighted as "[seeing] the versatile singer cool and confident enough to let the musicians do the talking, while he played the organ throughout.
Mint julep is an alcoholic cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon, sugar, water, crushed or shaved ice, and fresh mint. As a bourbon-based cocktail, it is associated with the American South and the cuisine of the Southern United States in general, in particular as a symbol of the Kentucky Derby .
The O.G. mint julep was likely made with cognac or brandy, but once France’s cognac trade slowed in the mid-1800s due to the phylloxera epidemic (aka when a particular aphid insect destroyed a ...
Mint julep, a mixed alcoholic drink, or cocktail, consisting primarily of bourbon (or some other spirit) and fresh mint; Mint Julep "One Mint Julep", a song; Julep (company), a company that sells cosmetics "Julep", a song by Punch Brothers from the album The Phosphorescent Blues; Gibeau Orange Julep, a restaurant and tourist attraction in Montreal
"One Mint Julep" — 82 "Teensville" — 73 "—" denotes releases that did not chart 1960s. Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US [3] 1960