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"One Mint Julep" is a rhythm and blues song written by Rudy Toombs that became a hit for the Clovers.〔 It was recorded by Atlantic Records in New York City on December 19, 1951, and released in March 1952. It was one of the first "drinking songs" to become a hit and one of the first to feature a tenor sax solo. It was an important step in the history of Ahmet Ertegün and Atlantic Records in its quest to become a hot rhythm and blues label. Stylistically the Clovers were moving away from the sentimental lyrics of the romantic doo-wop group songs and adapting a cooler group style, emphasizing rhythm more, nearing the style of a jump blues combo. Toombs was hired by Atlantic to write humorous up-tempo rhythm and blues novelty songs. Atlantic wanted material that was true to life, but also funny. The humor in this song comes in part from the idea of a young black man getting drunk on mint juleps, thought of as an aristocratic southern white woman's drink.〔 ==Song== The story line is a classic one of a man who falls for the charms of a young woman only to realize a few years later that he has a ring on his finger. He remembers that it all started with "One Mint Julep". ::"''One early morning as I was walking," ::"''I met a woman, we started talking," The last verse outlines the trap. ::"''I don't want to bore you, with my trouble," ::"''But from now on I'll be thinking double." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One Mint Julep」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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