One Mint Julep

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"One Mint Julep" is a 1952 R&B song by The Clovers, known for its humorous lyrics about a drunken romance and for becoming a widely covered rhythm and blues standard.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
One Mint Julep canonical 4
Julep 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B standard ⓘ
rhythm and blues song ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithLabel Atlantic Records R&B catalog ⓘ
becameStandardIn rhythm and blues ⓘ
chronologyPosition early hit for The Clovers ⓘ
composer Rudy Toombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era early 1950s R&B ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
hasHumorousLyrics true ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn R&B standards repertoire ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
hasNarrativeLyrics true ⓘ
hasTitleReference mint julep cocktail ⓘ
involvesAlcoholInPlot true ⓘ
isPartOf The Clovers discography ⓘ
isWidelyCovered true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Rudy Toombs ⓘ
lyricTheme alcohol ⓘ
drunken romance ⓘ
unintended consequences ⓘ
notableCoverArtist King Curtis ⓘ
Louis Prima ⓘ
Ray Charles ⓘ
The Drifters ⓘ
originalArtist The Clovers ⓘ
originalFormat 78 rpm record ⓘ
single-sided release ⓘ
originallyRecordedBy The Clovers ⓘ
originalReleaseType single ⓘ
performer The Clovers ⓘ
producer Ahmet Ertegun ⓘ
Jerry Wexler ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic ⓘ
Atlantic Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
releaseYear 1952 ⓘ
subjectMatter marriage under the influence ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
tempo medium tempo ⓘ
title One Mint Julep ⓘ
usesHumor true ⓘ
vocalGroup The Clovers ⓘ
vocalStyle group harmony ⓘ
writer Rudy Toombs ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Clovers → notableWork → One Mint Julep ⓘ
And Now! → hasPart → One Mint Julep ⓘ
The Phosphorescent Blues → hasPart → Julep ⓘ
linked to: One Mint Julep
And Now! → hasPart → One Mint Julep ⓘ
subject linked to: precedes album Hip Hug-Her
One Mint Julep → title → One Mint Julep ⓘ