By aminadieye (68.164.69.89) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 06:02 pm:

Hello All,

Can anyone tell me who (female) besides Sarah Vaughan sang a rendition of "One Mint Julep" ? Thanks.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 06:06 pm:

Ernestine Anderson recorded a version of "One Mint Julep" for her 1989 CD on Concord "Boogie Down".
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By aminadieye (68.164.69.89) on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 - 10:51 pm:

Kevin-

Thank you!
Amina

By Millie (68.62.5.125) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:09 am:

Ray Charles did a fantastic rendition in 1961 or 62.

Millie

By Millie (68.62.5.125) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 05:19 am:

Oops...sorry, Ray Charles isn't a woman. He still did the best version of One Mint Julip, IMHO!

Millie

By dvdmike (65.208.234.61) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 08:05 am:

I still like The Clovers' original 1952 version.

By Galactus (207.144.253.114) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 12:28 pm:

The Clovers' version is my favorite, too.....

By nikki (65.206.46.218) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 01:23 pm:

Since male artists are now also listed here for One Mint Julip, here are some others who did it:

Arthur Lee Maye & the Crowns (unreleased Dig issue)

Johnny Otis & the Jayos - 1957 (Dig)

Yesterday's Today (NYC acapella soul harmony grp)
(Starlight)

Nikki

By stephanie (69.138.239.31) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 02:12 pm:

The Clovers version is the BEST
Stephanie

By ErikT.O. (64.228.108.91) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 04:32 pm:

I've got a boogaloo version somewhere, on a 60's record by either by the Lebaron Bros, or maybe Bobby Matos..?

By dvdmike (68.23.160.18) on Thursday, March 18, 2004 - 05:29 pm:

The original version was recorded by The Clovers at Atlantic Recording Studios at 234 West 56th Street above Patsy's Restaurant in midtown Manhattan on December 19, 1951. John "Buddy" Bailey sang the lead vocal with Harold Winley singing the bass. Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson produced the session and Jesse Stone did the arrangement. The piano riffs were by Harry Van Walls and Willis Jackson played the tenor sax solos. The song was written by ex-Vaudeville hoofer Rudy Toombs. Released in March 1952 as Atlantic single 45-963, the disc peaked at #2 on Billboard's Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Records and Best Selling Retail Rhythm & Blues Records charts. Billboard published 2 R&B charts in those days. They narrowed it down to one chart in 1958.

By ErikT.O. (64.228.108.125) on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 05:29 pm:

I took a peak on the week end and it is on Bobby Matos' "My Latin Soul", also noticed it on another lp I have, the Dells' Love Is Blue...

By DyvaNaye (64.12.96.102) on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 05:53 pm:

'One Sunday mornin' while I was walkin'...
blah blah blah....
'One Mint Julip, was the cause of it all!'...

Love that song...
DyvaNaye