(Do the) Mashed Potatoes

"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
Single by Nat Kendrick and the Swans
A-side"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)"
B-side"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 2)"
ReleasedFebruary 1960 (1960-02)
RecordedDecember 1959, Dukoff Studios, Miami, Fla.
GenreR&B
Length
  • 1:55 (Part 1)
  • 1:50 (Part 2)
LabelDade
1804
Songwriter(s)Dessie Rozier
Nat Kendrick and the Swans singles chronology
"n.a." "(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
(1960) 		"Dish Rag"
(1960)
"Mashed Potatoes"
Single by Steve Alaimo
from the album Mashed Potatoes
A-side"Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)"
B-side"Mashed Potatoes (Part 2)"
ReleasedFebruary 1962 (1962-02)
GenreR&B
Length
  • 2:25 (Part 1)
  • 2:15 (Part 2)
LabelChecker 1006
Songwriter(s)Dessie Rozier
Steve Alaimo singles chronology
"The Waiting's So Hard"
(1961) 		"Mashed Potatoes"
(1962) 		"My Friends"
(1962)

"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes" is a rhythm and blues instrumental. It was recorded by James Brown with his band in 1959 and released as a two-part single in 1960. For contractual reasons the recording was credited to "Nat Kendrick and the Swans".