Originally recorded at the legendary Sun studios in Memphis on 3rd March 1951 by Jackie Brenston & The Delta Cats - who in reality were Ike Turner’s band The Kings of Rhythm - Rocket 88 is claimed to be the first ever Rock n Roll record by Sun Record's owner/producer, Sam Phillipps. It was co-written by Brenston and Turner and was a groundbreaking fusion of jump blues and swing, featuring a fuzzed-out guitar [due to distortion on the guitar's damaged amplifier] off-key piano and interspersed by Brenston's saxophone solos. Strictly speaking, the song was essentially R&B [it became number 1 on the R&B charts that same year]. However, it was quickly picked up and covered by Bill Haley and the Comets also in 1951 which essentially cemented his connection with Rock n Roll. As a result, and by association with Haley's pioneering of Rock n Roll - Jackie Brenston's original version of 'Rocket 88' was deemed by many 'experts' [at the time and since] to have been the very first Rock n Roll record. [this is actually highly ironical - many ill-informed 'observers' claimed Haley had greatly influenced Brenston's musical style, when in truth it was completely the opposite!] Interestingly, Elvis Presley - who recorded his first records for Sam Phillips at the Sun Records studio, would pester Phillips to death to hear all his latest records. [Phillips was also a highly acclaimed DJ]. Phillips consequently played Jackie Brenston's 'Rocket 88' for Presley - who loved it so much, it became his 'all-time favourite' record! I have both Jackie Brenston's [and both Bill Haley and the Comet's] vinyl releases of 'Rocket 88' and whilst I do prefer Jackie Brenston's version overall - Haley's [Rockabilly] iteration of the song is extremely good too!
As the woman in lingerie demonstrates, this was the era of pointy boobs. I, for one, am glad that has changed.
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Bill Haley did a great version of this in 1951 with the great Danny Cedrone on lead guitar. The same guy who played the lead on Ro ck Around The Clock. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_lPU6xwc8Cs.htmlsi=NorHcLXJqbPghqIa
I forgot about Ike Turner playing this song Rock and Roll was the Black's music first They Invented Go back to the work songs and Spirituals in the slave days when they were picking cotton yelling in the fields What such history this music is So Timeless and Classic Classic Love this music Been listening to it since I was a teenager in the 1970s on the Oldies Channel I'm 63 years old
Bollocks to the distortion hype, there are/were many claims and origins to R&R , just listen to some Amos Milburn, Louis Jordan, Jay McShann, N'Orleans' Dave Bartholomew et al...it goes back to the '40s R&B as much, or more, than the 50's!
The 1955 was our family car growing up on Long Island. Same color scheme as this. www.motoexotica.com/vehicles/3569/1955-oldsmobile-88-1955-oldsmobile-88
"Good Golly Miss Molly" anyone! Little Richard seemed to have listened a lot to the intro of this song before he sat down and wrote his hit. He was at least inspired by Ike to do so!
Who knew that in the RU-vid comment section of every song there is someone who personally knows the artist and the entire story of their life as well as his meeting behind every song pretty cool
Dude plays the trumpet like it’s a electric guitar sound nearly identical the vocals are definitely questionable but the instrumentals are definitely spot on
