(Do the) Mashed Potatoes

"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
Single by Nat Kendrick and the Swans
from the EP Mashed Potatoes
A-side"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)"
B-side"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 2)"
ReleasedFebruary 1960 (1960-02)
RecordedDecember 1959
StudioDukoff Studios (Miami, Florida)
GenreR&B
Length
  • 1:55 (Part 1)
  • 1:50 (Part 2)
LabelDade
1804
SongwriterDessie Rozier
Nat Kendrick and the Swans singles chronology
"(Do the) Mashed Potatoes"
(1960)
"Dish Rag"
(1960)
Audio video
"[Do The] Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1" on YouTube
"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
SongwriterDessie 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".