Dad was really into the early R&B music and would have been around 15 years old when this song was released in 1952.
In 1961 "One Mint Julep" finally reached a mass audience when Ray Charles's recording reached No. 1 on the R&B charts and also No. 8 on the pop chart. Among the many who covered or remade this song are the following:
- Louis Prima
- Chet Atkins
- Ray Stevens
- Duane Eddy
- Pee Wee Ellis
- Count Basie
- Freddie Hubbard
- Earl Palmer
- Bob James
- The Ventures
- Jack Sheldon
- Xavier Cugat
- Mac Wiseman
- Sarah Vaughan
- Richard "Groove" Holmes
- Poncho Sanchez
- James Taylor Quartet
- Booker T and the MGs
- King Curtis
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Buddy Morrow
We do not have his original 78 rpm record to play for you today, but here is that old R&B drinking song, "One Mint Julep".
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