140 The Clovers “One Mint Julip” 1952

“It was an early ‘drinking’ hit, and an attempt at a social statement, as well as one of the first vocal group record hits to spotlight a tenor sax solo.” The writer, Rudy Toombs, “provided Ruth Brown with her first major hit, ‘Teardrops from My Eyes’” (What Was the First Rock ‘n’ Roll Record).

The Clovers “One Mint Julip”